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Chanukah Approaching

The ancient joyous 
     festival   
  will be celebrated 
again this year 
  Potato pancakes and 
sugary doughnuts 
    will delight the 
palate 
    Eight burning candles 
with a shames in 
    the middle 
mark the victory 
    of the Maccabees 
 over their oppressors 
This year it comes at 
    the same time as 
Christmas 
  another sweet holiday
But more people 
   should give Chanukah 
a chance 
   The beauty of the 
candles symbolize 
   the beauty within 
   of all who light those candles 
          and remember, remember.....
   should give

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M. L. Kiser

Date: 12/1/2019 9:57:00 AM

A lovely piece of imagery and great feeling to this, I feel the cheer. I hope your's is wonderful and blessed.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/29/2019 12:14:00 PM

Do you do it all up for that day, Matt? Yes, the candles make it lovely and many religions are now doing the luminares thing now on their yards. Did you ever watch that tv show where the Jewish and Christian families merged and they called their holiday Chrismuka? That was funny

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 11/24/2019 11:18:00 PM

This is very lovely Matthew. Happy Chanukah. As old as time and very beautiful. Blessings my friend. xxoo

M. L. Kiser

Date: 11/24/2019 5:48:00 PM

It's quite a beautiful story, e.g., the menorah in the temple, the candles continuing to burn. Well penned rendition of it here.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/24/2019 12:29:00 PM

- What do they mean; The 8 Burning Lights for the Maccabees, Matthew? - For Christmas in Norway we light 4 candles and they mean; joy - hope - longing - and peace :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)