A Profound Connection
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Twice a day
a Jew must say
‘Shema Yisroel’ – ‘Hear, O Israel
The Lord, our God, the Lord is One’ *
Early morning, late in the eve
twice a day, no reprieve
‘The Lord, our...
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Categories:
shema, friend, god, jewish, prayer,
Form: Rhyme
Shema
...There is a bench
Under the Tree of Life
...no meaning
There is a church
Ringing a bell, at the end
...no salvation
There is a dorm
Waiting to be filled
...no companion
There is a grand libra...
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Categories:
shema, true love,
Form: Free verse
Some Poems
...A Stolen Memory
A Mirthful Chorus
By Sy Roth
We surrounded him
Asked to let go.
She stared at the misshapen face,
Unshaven sandpapery skin
Eyelids a tabula rasa
Fluttery sere skin
And...
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Categories:
shema, dream, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
Shema Israel
...You have failed to properly bury your dead.
Your heroes and martyrs lie instead
In shallow graves and trenches
Where the stench of their decay
Is overpowering.
As you walk towards your purpose...
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Categories:
shema, political,
Form: Free verse
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Iv - Primo Levi
...World War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - IV - Primo Levi
Shema
by Primo Levi
translation by Michael R. Burch
You who live secure
in your comfortable houses,
who return each evening to find...
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Categories:
shema, evil, holocaust, race, racism,
Form: Free verse
Origin of Christianity
...Origin of Christianity
(If you don't like religious writes don't read on)
It may surprise some that Jesus was born a Jew, his parents Joseph and Mary were Jewish, both from the tribe of Judah, ...
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Categories:
shema, bible, christian, faith, history,
Form: Didactic
Primo Levi Holocaust Poem: Shema
...Shema ("Listen")
by Primo Levi
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
You who live secure
in your comfortable homes,
who return each evening to find
warm food and a hearty welco...
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Categories:
shema, holocaust, house, jewish, men,
Form: Free verse
The Greatest of These
...A Pharisee once asked Jesus
“What’s the greatest commandment?”
He answered with the age-old Shema.
“Love your God with your heart, soul and mind.”
and then he added “love your neighbor
as y...
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Categories:
shema, 11th grade, inspiration, jewish,
Form: Free verse
May 1,2019 Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2019
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Today, we honor those whose lives were cruelly taken!
They suffered gruesome deaths and were inhumanely forsaken.
Frightening, ...
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Categories:
shema, bereavement, daffodils, dark, death,
Form: Couplet
Denominational Unity
...From the time of Pentecost to now;
People have formed many denominations.
Searching for truths that are sound doctrine;
Denominations were formed due to dissensions.
God is the Father. God is...
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Categories:
shema, baptism, bible, blessing, christian,
Form: Pastoral
May I Half Your Heart
...Maybe I misunderstood
When I agreed to honor your request
Half belongs to me
And the other, I choose to invest
....in loving you
Boundaries are important
No one can have ALL they desire
So w...
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Categories:
shema, love,
Form: Free verse
Victory Vigil
...He paces the floor
Waiting for a word
But the silence is deafening
Only his anxiety being heard
What is to come
What will be of this world
Who in their right mind
Would have a warrior be a g...
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Categories:
shema, future,
Form: Rhyme
Stragely Enough, Shabbes
...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 find a place in my life
The s...
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Categories:
shema, jewish,
Form: Classicism
Shema
...The milky morning’s Saturn haze
Haloed the sun’s neonate phase
Seize the warmth, Hail to The Light!
No waspish thoughts to sting nor bite
this soft and cheerful face.
Shades to shadows stir an...
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Categories:
shema, friendship, introspection, life, loss,
Form: Verse
Shame
...Its just a thing
Everybody can claim
Some show it
Others don't
Its not bad
Its humane
Comes to and fro
Some beleive it should go
They musn't realize
Its here to stay
Like a stray
Until you
Confront i...
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Categories:
shema, inspirational, natural disasters,
Form: Rhyme
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