Grief Jewish Poems

The world has become jaded by the news we observe
It’s not until we notice something morally monstrous
Neither peacemakers nor warmongers have the nerve
It’s the emotions...

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In the land of Abraham
The soil cries out with blood,
For Cain has killed Abel
Over 30 thousand times

Not content to take
His brother's life,
He takes the lives
Of...

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Glorified and sanctified 
by all these tomes, 
blessed and praised, exalted, 
extolled and honored, 
adored and lauded 
in the name of these wondrous vintage books,
acclaimed...

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"Flowers, though beautiful, will eventually die."(*)
Place stones, instead, where they peacefully lie.


 
"Flowers, though beautiful, will eventually die.*  
A stone will not die, and...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Fear

It is a very small demon. 
It is a tiny monster, 
that never stops chewing on;
anything it can get. 

It is the one that hides,...

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Ailments? Purim Cures 'Em!
Down 'N the Dumps?
Simcha smoothes most lumps,
What's Simcha? Briefly, Shared Joy,
As more 'tis shared, less there is to annoy!
Trade a warm feeling,...

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Cyrus...

President of the country, 
not like any that came before. 
Or... Like any that will follow. 
Standing in the gap between the flood, 
and the...

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The Storm of Ages

I was given a taste of something... sweet. 
Innocence reborn a new, 
I... am... born... again. 

While some celebrate, 
others cringe and...

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Planning Better

The goal line is high, 
and it will take most of my life, 
to climb to the top. 
That is okay, 
as an objective...

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When Freedom Grows Cold
(not a nice poem)

One day the dogs will not bark. 
I/we will not be ready, 
as they will have failed...
to do all...

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Bethlehem

The tiny town was busy, 
as it was that time of year...
the census, 
the government of Rome. 
Reaching into the lives of the people, 
ruled...

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Holiday Rush

I am so tired, 
I can not think clearly. 
I have had too much coffee, 
and of course...
too little sleep. 
That goes with the...

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You Lie

No.
I tell you what you want to hear. 
Sometimes when I do not, 
mostly when I do not, 
always when I do not, 
you...

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Bound by the Unseen

Straps, and wire, 
cutting ropes…
that make you bleed. 
Not that anyone can see, 
but they are there. 

We all have them. 
Some...

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