Chanukah Poems - Examples of all types of chanukah poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
What is it with this singer that makes thousands
of people adore her, the lyrics, written by herself
and signs of the problems encountered in hour life
or is it something more we, the public, fail to...
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Categories:
abortion, absence, africa, chanukah,
Form: Blank verse
Cartwheels for Veronica
Archie did cartwheels for Veronica
Jughead even played his harmonica ~
But Veronica’s Jewish
Leaving two suitors bluish ~
Steinberg...
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Categories:
boyfriend, celebrity, chanukah, food,
Form: Limerick
Yuletide pageant merry go roundYuletide pageant merry go round
Panoply of mystical elements of holly day style
breathe prez sense frostily exhaled aired
per millennia athwart
(this terrestrial spaceship planet Earth)
two plus seventeen carousel rides resonated
veritable pantheon of pagan rituals
and...
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Categories:
chanukah, angel, appreciation, birth, celebration,
Form: Free verse
Chanukah Blessings, December 7 - 15
Categories:
chanukah, blessing, friendship, holiday, july,
Form: Free verse
First NightOur holiday was musical
(The food was yummy, too)
Because our grandkids each received
A shiny new kazoo.
To add to the festivities,
Another gift revealed
Harmonicas, which both of them
Did very proudly wield.
With latkes, dreidels, presents and,
Of course, the candles...
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Categories:
chanukah,
Form: Rhyme
To Celebrate Chanukah Right
To celebrate Chanukah right
is all about kindling light
Restoring the Holy Temple's site
one cruse of oil burned so bright ......
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Categories:
chanukah, jewish, light,
Form: Monorhyme
Whispers and Fears
The avoidance, the whispers, the fear
of fellow Jews now daily I hear
Do I dare walk around with my skullcap on
If I see Palestinians,...
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Categories:
america, chanukah, fear, jewish,
Form: Couplet
Keeping a PromiseFlew home from vacation
(Glad my flight was not delayed)
And started baking cookies
For a promise had been made.
Tomorrow night starts Chanukah;
Tradition thus decrees
That my grandma’s age-old recipe
Be trotted out to please.
I counted on those cookies
In my...
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Categories:
chanukah, grandson,
Form: Rhyme
white memories
White
Christmas
memories
riding a sleigh
around the whole world
sharing wishes
here and there,
worldwide
bright
...
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Categories:
adventure, blessing, chanukah, confidence,
Form: Ninette
newspaper and frosta newspaper and frost
The winter of 1947 was very cold, the country was
exhausted, the German army that had given employment
to civilians, had surrendered and taken the train home
Mother was not one for sitting...
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Categories:
chanukah, anger, angst, best friend,
Form: Blank verse
OolI went to a pool
it was pretty cool
but then I was tired at school
my teachers think I'm a fool
good food makes me drool
my shirt is made out of wool...
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Categories:
addiction, allegory, bangla, chanukah,
Form: Rhyme
AutumnalAutumnal
The leaves on the big trees on the avenue begin to fall
a giant vacuum cleaner that looks like a truck swipes up
the leaves in the gutter
The chocolate brown leaves on the still green lawn...
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Categories:
absence, birthday, chanukah,
Form: Elegy
I Can Be Your Enemy Or I Can Be Your FriendTravels make the mind wise
Wise enough to know
Everywhere you go is change
That comes either fast or slow
The Sun can be an enemy
Or the sun can be a friend
Weather it is in the desert
Or in the...
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Categories:
blessing, chanukah, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Pope FrancesPope Frances
It is a warm sunny day in Lisbon, the pope sits atop of
Mercedes Jeep, he looks like an easy target for assassins
Men in black suits and open jackets hurry alongside the jeep
except...
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Categories:
best friend, chanukah, dance,
Form: Blank verse
Freedom Or WhateverFreedom or whatever
Is it a wonderful idea where we can say what we like?
To act as we like without concern what others might think.
I believe in free speech voicing what life has taught me
and...
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Categories:
anger, blessing, chanukah, corruption,
Form: Blank verse
Specific Types of Chanukah Poems
Definition | What is Chanukah in Poetry?