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Best Synagogue Poems


Premium Member The Essence of Yom Kippur, Outside of Synagogue
I’m sorry, honey.
  O.K. I accept your apology.
No, wait. Hold on.
  What is it? 
I mean it. I'm really sorry.
  Are you?
Yes, I am.
  How would I know?
I’ve thought about what I’ve done.
  That’s it?
And I’m never going to do...

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Categories: synagogue, forgiveness, holiday, jewish, sorry,
Form: Free verse
Almodad Synagogue Sadness

Deadly fissures of division ... tolerance of others’ 
different faith gathering space
is divided by hate

Almodad synagogue sadness
is the latest menorah light 
extinguished by ancient dust clouds
A shifting sky of perpetual, roiling anger ...
thundering cataclysmic crypt loud

Dark tone bark dogma:
Shogun pacifist lies ... Amalekite cursed voices...

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Categories: synagogue, death, imagery, spiritual, violence,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Prayer For a Little Synagogue Stalwart
We are gathered here 
    tonight 
  to worship the one 
before whom there is no pretense
One of our congregants 
has been stricken 
Therefore we must 
  direct our hearts to him
Together we must ask 
    for...

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Categories: synagogue, jewish, recovery from,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Frog Who Hugged a Synagogue
Frog Who Hugged a Synagogue

Minora candles were on long log,
Had been found by famous frog;
Cream of crop;
Liked to hop;
Did drank grog in a synagogue

Jim Horn...

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: synagogue, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
Synagogue of Satan
Lord a Rabbi said Africans
have no culture
Does he not know his religion
is an African religion

Synagogue Of Satan...

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Categories: synagogue, america, bible, black african
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry