Failures Colossal
Nine months after October 6, 1973
PM Golda Meir of Israel was history
For an intelligence failure colossal
She became a political fossil…
Fast forward to October 7, 2023
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Categories:
history, jewish, leadership, repetition,
Form: Couplet
'Justice, Justice, Thou Shalt Pursue'
Border surveillance female scouts
their warnings unheeded about
an attack, imminent, from Gazan Hamasniks
IDF superiors pooh-poohed the risks
Prime Minister Netanyahu ignored their reports
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Categories:
irony, jewish, judgement, military,
Form: Couplet
A Jarring Circumlocution
Today I hear a jarring circumlocution
‘One solution, intifada revolution’
The first Intifada lasted from ’87 to ‘93
A perilous time to be an Israeli
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Categories:
evil, hate, islamic, jewish,
Form: Couplet
the price of apartheidSome in Israel feel they’re quite grand
Only they can hear god’s command
They often recite
Commandments at night
Yet kill and steal Palestine's land
Palestinian piazza
Includes the West Bank and Gaza
Israel's ethnic purge
Might let these sites merge
At fine hotels like the Plaza!
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Categories:
islamic, jewish,
Form: Limerick
Where Am IGood thoughts vs. Bad Thoughts
Truth vs. Lies
Order vs. Disorder
Wisdom vs. Ignorance
Wealth vs. Poverty
Honor vs. Dishonor
When did pride, power and politics
Replace justice
When did protection become persecution
When do politicians pretend to be priest
When is instead of land there is an empire
When did leaders claim rulership
And earthly alliances no longer perfect
A cross and a collar
A reward to...
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Categories:
jewish, allegory, christian, corruption, islamic,
Form: Free verse
GazaTwo thousand five, the Israeli PM thought there he knew the way
HE had to get out of Gaza, it's impossible to stay
"We can't rule over all these people, and the world will thank us too"
So he pulled out Jewish villages, but troubles only grew.
Hamas took charge in Gaza, it blamed even World Wars on the...
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Categories:
jewish, bible, culture, evil, islamic,
Form: Lyric
14 Coursing!
14 Coursing!
Reflection one,
Gematria is revealing,
14 is “Dai”, enough, done?
Tzoros are healing,
Rav C. Shumulevitz wrote “Con”,
Or “With” feeling “Busha”
For your missed mission,
Tzoros have done annealing,
Are no longer needed? Redundant?
14 also is “Zahav” or Gold,
Precious as a watershed?
Wisdom from Tzoros’ toll?
Speaking, thus the rock bled?
Small steps, downsize the goal,
Reframe anguished cries instead,
Wishful thinking? Fatigue taking hold?
Mussar to...
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Categories:
jewish, anniversary, courage, emotions, i
Form: Rhyme
Evin PrisonKhaled was a bodybuilding champ in Iran
A photo shows a smiling and very strong man
Then in Evin Prison, at the mercy of nasty folk
His spine fractured, kidneys failed, heart was harmed, leg was broke.
Evin is a bad place, 113 degrees and no A.C.
I'm sure you can think of better places to be
One woman tells us...
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Categories:
jewish, abuse, courage, evil, freedom,
Form: Lyric
The Burial
His days he spent pleasantly
as befit his soft upbringing
running the family business
counting the money pouring in
leaving the real work to his brother
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Categories:
jewish, business, confusion, father son,
Form: Free verse
It Was All an Illusion
All a mirage, an aberrant illusion
acceptance in America
professionally, socially
we even became sought-after marriage partners…
Educated people seemed...
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Categories:
america, farewell, history, jewish,
Form: Free verse
The 'Not-in-My-Namers'
They shout ‘Not in my name’
as if for Israel’s self-defense
they were to blame
They scream ‘Globalize the Intifada’
as if their voices ever mattered
They chant ‘Palestine will be ‘free’
from the River...
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Categories:
america, hate, jewish, satire,
Form: Couplet
When You Make AliyahFrom the ancient days when your ancestors
walked in sands, in timeless holy Jerusalem,
the Western Wall collecting tears and whispered
prayers.
Lush green hills with bleating sheep,
orchards of fruited trees,
and children playing.
When you make aliyah,
as shofars blow throughout the land calling
for Shabbat,
I'll pray to our God the rest of my days,
that you and your family will be safe,
dreaming...
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Categories:
jewish, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
Eyes Heavenward
tarnished cup
of silver
family heirloom
wrinkled hands
all a-tremble
pindrop silence
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Categories:
celebration, jewish, joy, religious,
Form: Free verse
A Crossroads for Iran
When missiles fly
The Mullahs lie
They bide their time
To turn the tide
Their constant bluster
Now short of luster
For why we ask
No God sent task
To build a bomb
With feigned aplomb
Their word to spread
Among the dead
They have their place
To find God's grace
Not trample lives
Like stinging hives
Fear and temerity
No road to prosperity
But that's what they seek
Control of the meek
A proud...
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Categories:
jewish, america, arabic, bullying, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
Bring Them Home, Santa
Christmas in July in Israel is nigh
My list of wishes in the Gaza Strip is
For every hostage priceless,
Too many now lifeless
Grieve for Israel’s fallen married
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Categories:
christmas, cry, death, jewish,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Jewish Poems
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