Short Latkes Poems

Channukah Candles

  Burn so bright … Latkes delight …

            Spin the Dreidel!...

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**Chanukah**


Colored Candles

Luscious Latkes

Songs and Prayers 


Love and Heritage

Dreidel Playing

Peace for Israel


**Chanukah**



12/13/2022

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Light the candles, flames so bright 
   Chanukah's here eight days and nights
Spin the dreidel 'round and 'round
   Potato latkes frying, yummy sounds

A few coins for the kinder
   Precious silver gelt
Chanukah's a minor festival 
   ~ deeply felt...

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~ As the Dreidels Spin ~ 

  Game, set and match
    Here comes a fresh batch
  of potato latkes, as the dreidels spin
    Up comes a gimmel -- You win

  Maccabees mean Victory
    so many menorahs to see
  Let's dance the hora and sing a song
    It's Chanukah time ~ we all get along...

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   Archie did cartwheels for Veronica
   Jughead even played his harmonica ~
     But Veronica’s Jewish
     Leaving two suitors bluish ~
   Steinberg made her latkes for Chanukah 



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   'Latkes' are potato pancakes, a traditional
    Chanukah treat.
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Happy Thanksgivukkah!
Latkes and turkey!
Protocol here is
A little bit murky.

It hasn't happened
For thousands of years
And we'll all be dead
Before it reappears.

So watch all your football
And spin your  best dreidel.
Slurp up that pumpkin soup
With some kneidel.

Savor these holidays;
Celebrate twice,
'Cause having Thanksgivukkah's
'Specially nice!...

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The winter season brings in 
the festival of light
   in its wake
The battle which took place over a millennium ago 
  Still echoes in Jewish hearts
  all around our blue orb
Shining eyes will watch 
candles glow 
   Potato latkes will be 
devoured 
   as soon as they leave the frying pan 
As driedels spin 
   the commemoration begins 
The struggle of brothers long ago 
Brings light into the blanket of snow...

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Our holiday was musical
(The food was yummy, too)
Because our grandkids each received
A shiny new kazoo.

To add to the festivities,
Another gift revealed
Harmonicas, which both of them
Did very proudly wield.

With latkes, dreidels, presents and,
Of course, the candles lit,
Our Chanukah was lovely and
My cookies were a hit.

We won’t all be together for
The candles left to light,
But the glow will carry forward
From the sweetness of last night....

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O Chanukah, dear
  my problem is clear
You arrived way, way
  too early this year

What's a fellow to do
  your candles all through
Potato latkes all eaten
  dreidels spun, weather-beaten

Still no snow on the ground
  yet to come Christmas sounds
While holiday gifts they are wrapping
  Chanukah's tucked away, napping

Alas and alack, please make up your mind
  never again to fall so far behind
12/25, Chanukah! next year, do you hear
  if you expect me to be of holiday cheer...

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