She’s a flame in golden garb -
Servant candle, Hadassah.
Angelic feathers, on barb,
For such a time as this ~ and God saw.
What a wretched beast, Haman.
Worked his way up to a seal.
Of Jews, he was not a fan.
The devil’s loathsome pride, a big deal.
The king chose her as his queen.
And again with scepter blest.
At banquet, Haman turns green.
He would hang on gallows, he’d possessed.
1/10/2022
The King’s seal used to make law permanent
E-arnestly
S-anitize
T-he
H-ands
E-mploying
R-ight
H-ygiene
A-nd
D-isinfectant
A-s
S-afety
S-tandard
A-pplies
H-ealth
S-o
E-veryone
N-otably
D-enies
E-nemy
Z-one's
A-ttack
Topic: Birthday of poetess Esther Hadassah Sendeza (April 13)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Esther Oh!
Esther
My Jewish Queen
Orphan daughter of Abihail
Original name. . .Hadassah
Esther Oh!
Esther
Also known as Myrtle
My Jewish Queen
Her cousin Mordecai
Protected her
Kept her in Persia
Little miss "Astra"
Esther, beautiful and obedient;
Used convincing rhetoric
Esther Oh!
Esther
To save her people
She is a hero
She was my hero
My heroin
Esther Oh!
Esther
My Jewish Queen
Hadassah
Beautiful maiden
Esther Oh!
Esther
written by James Edward Lee Sr.
from anthology "Samaja"
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