CREATIVE SPARK

by charlene rae solomon
california, usa
 
i am burned
by the first chanuka flame
7 nites of holocaust still
lit by a shimmering shamos
 forbidden to extinguish prematurely, it must melt me as a furnace does dross
and make me as fine pure gold as His Temple
i beg for help from mine enemies
self-sufficiency is illusion
pain is too real
G-d is my only Hope
so soon a phoenix risen resurrection
from creation's/destruction's ashes
a new art dedicated to rebirth
and Heavenly grace grants this New Beginning
rain falls violently
putting out my fire thru drenching
quenching my thirst
i will plant a tree
 for Thee

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Wildfire (Chanukah 5771/2010)
 
Conflagration in the Carmel!
Ancient forests a living hell!
Charred trees smoking the sky black and gray
 
Hear their sound!
Ironies abound!
The northern inferno prompts careful reflection:
 
Elijah once called down prophetic fire
Upon the soaked altar atop the mount
Outdoing Baal’s pagan priests between lofty evergreens
 
Chanukah candles annually commemorate
Triumph over Hellenism
This year the Hebrew was grateful the Greek helped douse the flames
  
Brandon Marlon
 
http://brandonmarlon.com/
http://brandonmarlon.wordpress.com/

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Stalag Zehn B

the feldwebel became a general
the campdoctor, a professor
and we the jews - it’s banal
we stayed jewish - no error

© by Jan Theuninck

http://www.google.co.il/search?hl=iw&q=%22jan+theuninck%22&btnG=Google+zoeken&meta

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The Key to Life
by Avrohom Bilgrei

The key to life is not who you know, but what you share
And how much you do share.
Not how resolute you are, but how embracing of change you are.
One's capacity to make a friend of the unknown in search of the positive.
To embrace the positive while relinquishing the negative
Without considering how new the positive is,
Nor how intrenched the negative
Without regard to how much you agree with the negative
Nor how disagreeable the positive may appear, just to be
Able to see and to distinguish between the two
Not to find solice in the familiar , nor discomfort in the unfamiliar
To know there is a black and white in life with objective clarity
When you find the gray...
Find a place for it, but...
Don't allow "it" to displace black or white you can juggle the three!
Without dissodence
Without politics
It's true this requires patience and...
D - i - s - c - i - p - l - i - n - e
It is not eeeeasy
But, it's not complicated!
Don't let the bastards and the manipulators confuse you
The bastards are illegitmate
The manipulators deceptive
Find piece, of mind, of thought, of emotion, of spirit,
Find those who embody these traits , latch on to them-
Creativity will follow
Realization will set in!
You will will have a vessel for the spiritual , you will evolve
The effort will be minimal
You will be sublimly unique
You will transcend "organized" religion
"Organized" anything, procure the ultimate grace, and
Be on a first name basis with truth and G-d!

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Day of Atonement 
by Kathy Napper 
 
Assembled here upon this day
Rank on rank, all dressed in white
Forgive us, Elokim, we pray
May we find merit in your sight
 
Absolve us of our many sins,
We have transgressed your laws, and hence
As this Atonement Day begins
We turn to you in penitence
 
Please pardon us the errant thought
The angry word, the thoughtless deed
Return us, as your Torah taught
Succor us in our time of need
 
On this, the greatest Day of Awe
G-d, cleanse my sins, redeem my soul
And sanctify me with your law
Forgive my sins and make me whole
 
Write us for Life, Oh King of Kings
We are Your People standing here
Grant us the grace your mercy brings
And Seal us for a Better Year

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