Holiday History Poems

  Purim, holiday of hints and masks
  Tears turn to joy and back 
    Jewish souls on the racks

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October is one of those months that begin to transition and change to prepare for winter.

As our days begin to shorten, this tenth month brings...

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Crabs
Small feet pounding the pebbled path,
Desperate to escape
From imminent danger.
Eight legs and two claws
Advance in their thousands
Upon their prey; the child.
Refuge is sought in an...

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For many years have spent holidays at Southport
mostly have had lovely warm sunshine
so nice to sit in towns garden to relax
receiving the sun's warmth so...

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Largely overlooked
Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day 
Emancipation Day – commemorates the end of slavery 
In the United States
Most States that is
There are 20 states still...

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~ A Poem on the Parsha* ~

            
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The town painted in white and blue
Beneath the blue skies that watch on
At its beauty for its white beaches 
And marvelous scenery by the water...

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Saint Patrick died on March 17th.
So we celebrate the day with green and drink.

Patrick, was kidnapped to Ireland as a slave,
a condition he never fully...

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Is it Hanukkah 
Or Chanukah 
Both are correct
It depends if you use the Latin or Hebrew dialect 

Regardless of what you say
The meaning is the...

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Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Regan, Biden 
Sparing a turkey from a Thanksgiving table. The presidential Turkey Pardon

Massachusetts
is a truly historic state.
Indigenous people lived there for
over ten...

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The winter of 1621 in Plymouth was harsh as could be,
The Pilgrims were sick and sorry they'd come,
They missed their warm English beds and their...

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No matter yours truly an atheist, 
I consider myself fascinated with my ancestry
x cited regarding: upcoming
Jewish holiday fast approaching 
by the bewitching hour which doth...

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Passover’s month is the New Year 
  for Israelite Kings
I know that seems like
  a crazy thing… but back in the day 

Jews...

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Suburban waste stretches beyond and far away
Languishes under the hot hazy sun
Seasons reap
Memories run
Remembering things better left unseen
Memories reel in the theater on the mind
Things...

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See the girls on the corner 
In tight tanks 
And micro minis
Popping gum
Locking eyes 
Driving boys wild
See the sunlight 
Outline their curls in gold
Memories of...

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