Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

The Secret of Survivors

No other people has endured the constant persecution
     3,330 years of constant suffering
   From the Egyptian Pharaohs' enslavement and buffeting
     down through 20th and 21st century executions

   Yet we Jews are still here, still strong in our faith
     Where are the Egyptians with their pyramids tall
   The Babylonians and Romans, not to mention Gaul
     We've outlasted them somehow, survived them all

   Our secret is the Torah, given at Sinai to Moses
     We chose Him, so He chose us ~ 
                                 over those who oppose us

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Regina Elliott November 23, 2023 at 8:39 AM Wow, Gershon, such a monumentous and powerful poem on the survival of my Hebrew brothers and sisters in God. The love of God and my prayers for Israel and Jewish people the world over. Shalom, my brother, Shalom. ~ Gershon Wolf November 23, 2023 at 8:13 PM Shalom, Sister Regina. Thank you for your heartfelt endorsement of my attempt to capture history in a poem. Hope you enjoyed Thanksgiving. :) gw

Kim Rodrigues October 30, 2023 at 4:52 AM The world is in tumult. No one sees a small country and the rush to crush them and all outliers. It is amazing that people don’t see the truth of demonic attacks. It is always the Jews. Heavy stuff. My heart cries for you. Stay safe. Stand strong. God bless.