Purim Reflection

We have come 
    to the 
season of Purim 
  We'll celebrate how 
the Jewish people 
   defeated Haman 
their bitter foe 
How we once again 
    survived 
  as we have 
so many times before 
   and after 
   this victory 
The God of Israel 
  came to our aid 
once again 
We will feast tonight 
   on wine 
and hamantashen 
  take joy 
    where we find it 
 Take joy in another sacred day 
 which marks the continuance 
    of the Jewish people 
Do not fear 
  We have triumphed 
    in the past 
We will again 
Modern day Hamans 
   take note 
We are not weak 
   but strong! 
  As I put pen to paper   
    I remember the Purim carnivals of my 
youth 
  We will be able to capture these 
childhood memories 
and feel once again the 
   joys we once knew 
HAMAN WAS DEFEATAED!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 3/14/2015 7:01:00 PM
guess I have run out of poems of yours to see again. Thanks for the visit, my friend.
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Date: 3/7/2015 6:57:00 AM
Wonderful poem. I especially like the line "take joy where we find it", that is good advice for anyone.
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Date: 3/4/2015 11:15:00 AM
enjoy the celebration, matthew! i'm enjoying the hamentashen (the poppy seed - mun - variety, my favorite!).
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Date: 3/4/2015 8:32:00 AM
Thanks for telling me about this one. I really like it. Your verse is so easy to read and understand. Some free verse I do not like because the poets drag on and on. Yours is always just the right length!!
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