Though a body dies, the soul breathes on
elegance undeterred, graceful as a swan
So it was with Sarah, her influence ever-growing
from the seeds of renewal she'd been sowing
Urgent now was widower Avraham's* mission
to find a wife for Yitzchak,* save the Jews from perdition
Servant Eliezer brought back Rivka* for Yitzchak to marry
Who brought her to Sarah's tent, he did not tarry
Rivka's entrance sparked the Sabbath candle's revival
Once again it burned from Sabbath to Sabbath upon Rivka's arrival
Sarah set the standard high for Jewish motherhood
In death as in life, her influence all for the good
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*Notes: Avraham = Hebraization of Abraham
Yitzchak = " of Isaac
Rivka = " of Rebecca
They say in his old age, Isaac was blind
yet like his father Abraham, unusually kind
Rebecca, his wife, came from a family evil and cruel
her brother Laban tried to rob Eliezer of all of his jewels ...
Isaac loved his 'hunter-son,' Esau, a chip off Laban's block
in Esau's brother Jacob, her pure son, Mother Rebecca put her stock --
Foiling Isaac's plan to give his blessing to Esau, one so cruel
~ Love that is blind must not be permitted to rule
1.09.2008
Samael's* visit
"Please, do not scream",
He gently said
And pressed his hand
Upon my lips -
And I could sence
The bliss of death
Close by my searching
Fingertips
"Please, do not scream,
It's not your time,
So many more still yearn to die...
I just stopped by
To spread my wings -
To rest before -
Again
- I'll fly...
* In Jewish lore, Samael is said to be the Angel of Death, the chief ruler of the Fifth Heaven
and one of the seven regents of the world served by two million angels; he resides in the
Seventh Heaven. Yalkut I, 110 of the Talmud speaks of Samael as Esau's guardian angel. In
Sotah 10b, Samael is Edom's guardian angel, and in the Sayings of Rabbi Eliezer, he is
charged with being the one who tempted Eve, then seduced and impregnated her with Cain.
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