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Scion of the Orchards and Fields, Part One

...A man-child they call Abie Name's Menachem Levy (Levi in Hebrew rhymes with Abie) A scion of the orchards and fields played 'soldier' with sword and shield 1964......

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Categories: menachem, farm, hero, history, jewish,
Form: Couplet

On the Brink of Catastrophe

...This subject is too fraught for eloquent poetry So please indulge me in a straightforward thought or three For the first time in its modern history Israel is on the brink of internal catas......

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Categories: menachem, anxiety, conflict, how i
Form: Couplet

He Won My Affection

...Menachem Begin, for 28 years sat on Parliament's back bench Israeli pundits confident he had dug himself a deep trench He shocked the world in '76 when his party won the election Said grace ......

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Categories: menachem, hero, jewish, leadership, prayer,
Form: Clerihew

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Vi - Chaim Nachman Bialik, Erich Fried

...World War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - VI - Chaim Nachman Bialik, Erich Fried After My Death by Chaim Nachman Bialik translation by Michael R. Burch Say this when you eulogize me: Here wa......

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Categories: menachem, holocaust, race, racism, truth,
Form: Free verse

Death Blues

...Menachem Schneerson is dead J.R.R. Tolkien is dead Alan Watts is dead All of the great religous theorists and thinkers will eventually turn to dust Is there life after death? Some people thi......

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Categories: menachem, death, hope,
Form: Blank verse