Julie's Wedding
...When you attend a wedding,
You’d expect, one would assume,
That the planning would be geared for friends
Of both the bride and groom.
So it’s always a surprise, that as
The bride or groom’s mo...
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Categories:
chuppah, wedding,
Form: Rhyme
Protective Provision
...You are being transported
On the road, HE, provided
In the JEEP promised to me
I got to walk the way
Following,HIM, in the dark
But never, really, got to see
How it would play out, in the natur...
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Categories:
chuppah, joy,
Form: Free verse
The Chuppah
...A chuppah is a canopy
Beneath which couples wed.
It could be made of cloth, a shawl
Or flower boughs instead.
Tradition called for chuppahs
To be held up, using poles,
With relatives or frien...
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Categories:
chuppah, wedding,
Form: Rhyme
Do You Know My Eponym
...I am invisible but I extends through the corners of the world like smokes
Though, none can see me, but greatly me every one can feel
Like a burning fire I am, more
powerful than you can touch
Bri...
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Categories:
chuppah, absence,
Form: Rhyme
June 30, 1996
...At dawn, the air was tinged with the smell of impending heat
Best friends make the best spouses!!
Last night apart was totally overrated. Bachelor boredom.
Uptight? Not by a damned sight. Can’...
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Categories:
chuppah, joy, love, marriage, wedding,
Form: Acrostic
Mazeltov
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This is the first time I’ve been in the synagogue down the street.
There are many unfamiliar people I have to greet.
The sun is setting, and there is a crepuscular light.
My friends Isadore ...
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Categories:
chuppah, love, religion, wedding, time,
Form: Rhyme