Long Shul Poems

Poetic nugget discovered today March 29th, 2021...
while rifling thru outdated electronic drafts,
whereby yours went back to our memorable past.

Circa 6/30/ 2017 - Lost missing master car key...
plus additional ordinary travails affecting me
such as near bankruptcy,...

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This city has about eight million inhabitants
Surely, one can find some love from these masses
I see the young women with ripped pants
I like the look 
But I'm not 20 anymore
I must deal with the realities...

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Passed through a period 
of reading sports novels 
Passed through a Dreiser, Farrell, Malamud, Baldwin 
period 
I am great at dropping names, aren't I ?
I've read a lot of poetry and have published a number...

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The music 
          has stopped
 and the piano bench is now 
empty
      He brought the gift 
of music to thousands of...

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The State of the Union’s like being in shul – 
You stand up and sit down or feel like a fool.
Unless you’re Republican, then you stay seated;
That status may change if Obama’s defeated.

The spectacle seems...

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I have worked for a 
     postcard dealer 
  who has since retired from 
the hobby 
   Postcard shows are excellent for the 
nostalgic 
   So...

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Walking on the streets of the Lower East Side 
I see Hispanic men playing dominoes excitedly 
I see a Chinese woman collecting bottles for sale 
I see Orthodox men walking to shul 
I see children...

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After years of alienation 
   from my religion 
  and after having fun on many 
Friday nights at the beach or in a bar 
  Strangely enough, Shabbes has 
come to...

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The holiday has come
The day to atone for one's sins
The rabbi gave a good talk 
about immigration 
It is a terrible thing 
that children are being taken from their parents 
in the U.S.A.
The healing part...

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A man walked into a shul 
where there was a baby being named
Fired a rifle - killed ten worshipping peacefully
Another horror in our land 
When will it end? 
After each horror we 
trot out the...

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After many years of enjoying 
    roast beef and provolone sandwiches 
    I now attend shul regularly on Friday nights
Kind of a New Age synagogue 
   ...

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