Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

I Hear the Boots of Krystallnacht

   I hear the boots of Krystallnacht 
   marching in our streets
     Heil, Hitler… Heil, Sinwar…
     Heil, Hitler… Heil, Sinwar…

   I hear the glass of Krystallnacht
   clinking 'neath their cleats
     Dirty Jews… Jew pigs
     Free Palestine… Intifada lives

   I see 'our leaders’ cower
   turning backsides to the fray
     like Harvard's President, Claudine Gay
     POTUS Biden asked a question, walks away  

   I see my fellow Jews betray our cause 
   shouting, 'Intifada Revolution'... 'No More Genocide'...
     seeming not to understand 
     disunited, we perish by suicide... 

   Have we forgotten, do we not recall
   His covenantal promise we'd never fall
     One place to turn, one Name to call
       ~ God of Israel, save us all

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Kim Rodrigues April 25, 2024 at 2:43 PM I stand with you, my friend. Indeed the world, once again, is living upside-down. We hit our knees, and ask God of heaven for a turnabout! Bless you.

Ilene Bauer April 25, 2024 at 1:10 PM what you've described is all too real and much too frightening, gerson! never thought i'd see the day, but maybe that was just naive of me. i don't see this situation ending anytime soon, either...

Sam Kauffman April 25, 2024 at 12:51 PM The passing history that we witness each day is far too similar to what we have seen in the past. Let that history be our tutorial, our mentor and a wake up call. When lawlessness is tolerated, anarchy becomes king. Gershon, thank you for this poem and your poem on peace. Blessings to you at Passover. In my prayers.

Panagiota Romios April 25, 2024 at 10:44 AM Awesome. Historty repeats itself indeed, iI already wrote two poems, on this. Nobody from the Twelve Tribes will sign them. This is reality, a Jewish student with a Palestinian flag stuck.in her eye. Our Christian friends wont sign my poems either, More frighteniing to acknowledge today.!! Easier to think about World War II. And very dangerous.. this is 2024! 1,200 Jews murdered in 2023. Noboby cares? HaShem sees our heartlessnees.. The 2023 pogrom is written off????! Pangie xx Gershon Wolf April 25, 2024 at 10:58 AM "History repeats itself indeed.' Your words are prophetic and insightful, Pangie. For that is exactly what is happening... Perhaps the only question left is: Will America destroy itself before Israel has no choice to but destroy her? ~ gw