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Mom With Prayer Shawl

...Mom With Prayer Shawl 
*
In this time of sorrow 
We are reminded, that none of us get out alive
Yet, I treasure the belief 
With remembering we all survive.
*
On my last visit to Mom
She wore...

Categories: prayer shawl, mom,
Form: Free verse

Gnarled

...gnarled hands ignited,
with the maelstrom of belief.
knotty knees do bend.
unseen, the heavens
opened up, did look beyond
the darkness of earth,
to see a pin drop.
ancient one, in the gnarled ...

Categories: prayer shawl, prayer,
Form: Choka

World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak Viner

...World War II Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak Viner, Franta Bass

Der Himmel
"The Heavens"
by Ber Horvitz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

These skies
are leaden, hea...

Categories: prayer shawl, evil, holocaust, race, racism,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Prayer Shawl

...Prayer Shawl

When summer nights are christened
With chanting crickets –
Last of their summer season song -
Rolling fields of ripening wheat - east of the mountains -
Revisit my mind;
I pictur...

Categories: prayer shawl, family, prayer,
Form: Free verse

Solitary Rituals of Mourning the Write Way Right

...Solitary rituals of mourning the write way, right?

Papa... bless his (your) heart and soul,
impossible mission your second born
sole male heir cingularly communicates,
viz his avocational craft...

Categories: prayer shawl, 12th grade, absence, death,
Form: Elegy

Ber Horvitz Translations of Holocaust Poems

...Translations of Holocaust poems by Ber Horvitz aka Ber Horowitz

Der Himmel
"The Heavens"
by Ber Horvitz
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
 
These skies
are leaden, heavy, ...

Categories: prayer shawl, holocaust, horror, race, racism,
Form: Verse

Israel Stands Tall

...Theodore Herzl's, "If you will it's no dream"
Lord Balfour's declaration gave it more steam
   Hebron's Massacre and Arab Riots
   White Paper's Rejection and Hitler's 'Zeig-Heil-It'
Nothing dete...

Categories: prayer shawl, dream, hope, independence day,
Form: Rhyme

Sympathy

...Sympathy

Sympathy of violins,
Sensate sliding of heartstrings.
Canorously caressing.
Like cherry brandy - feels good.
The warmth spreads, like a prayer shawl.

Fermata holds on t...

Categories: prayer shawl, grief,
Form: Verse

The First Stone- Part I

...As they threw her to the ground
He quickly drew back into the crowd
Adjusting his clothing
Hoping to go unnoticed
To fit in

He watched her
Cover her bare breast
With his prayer shawl
Why hadn't he b...

Categories: prayer shawl, forgiveness, inspirational, jesus, prayer,
Form: Free verse

The First Stone- Part Ii

...He cleared the pebbles from around them
And then, with his finger
He started making marks in the sand

The crowd hushed
Not a sound could be heard
What was he writing?
He could stand in no longer
He ...

Categories: prayer shawl, forgiveness, inspirational, jesus, prayer,
Form: Free verse

How Should I Pray, Lord

...
How Should I Pray, Lord?

How Should I Pray, Lord?
I need you to explain
‘Cause I’m not familiar with prayer;
It’s not been my past domain.
Do I just talk to you,
Or do you need some fancy w...

Categories: prayer shawl, faith, inspirational, prayer, me,
Form: Rhyme

Implications

...How many words can you think of
That we call little girls who play ball
Who’re bright and bold and assertive
And know how to take a fall? 

How many words can you think of
That we call little b...

Categories: prayer shawl, social, words, prayer,
Form: Rhyme

'the Woman and the Wall...'

...The Woman Stands By The Wall
… knowing No Harm Shall Pass Thru
It is Strong … Made of Stone and Tall
A Constructed, Marvel – True …

The Woman Places By The Wall …
… a Basket of Hopes and Dream...

Categories: prayer shawl, allegory, daughter, faith, family,
Form: Light Verse