Royal Rivals
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Joseph firstborn of Rachel
Yehudah, the fourth son of Leah
Between them a rivalry from the start
Two future kings, already fighting as lads
Yehuda and his brothers mo...
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Categories:
yehuda, bible, conflict, forgiveness, jewish,
Form: Rhyme
Courage Changes the Course of History
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Closing in by land, the Egyptians on the attack
From the other side, the deep sea at their backs
Had the newly liberated Hebrew slaves
just dug themselves...
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Categories:
yehuda, courage, god, history, jewish,
Form: Couplet
Something Novel
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Iran seized 66 American hostages in 1979
held 52 for more than a year
The pressure on Jimmy Carter was too much to bear
So, the President attempted a rescue mission
though it fa...
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Categories:
yehuda, horror, leadership, world,
Form: Rhyme
If Bombs Have Families
...( after Yehuda Amichai measured the diameter of a bomb)
At times I have this curious feeling that
I am married to a bomb.
But then, I often ponder, I am not even distantly
Related to any explos...
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Categories:
yehuda, poems, poetry, poets, poverty,
Form: I do not know?
For Yehuda Amichai
...FOR YEHUDA AMICHAI
Gabriel A. Levicky
When a poet dies,
Rewind his piercing fingers
And
Shout:
Open the gates!
When a poet flies by,
Brush your remaining hair
And
Build a tent
In the heart of a n...
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Categories:
yehuda, tribute,
Form: Alliteration