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Elul 27, 5769, 9/16/2009
Poetry Submission: Wing Man - for Assaf Ramon
Wingman by Phil Hermann
There is a solitary beauty in solo flight Flying free with no one there just you alone A t first sight alone might feel right yet it's like flying with a part of the sky being out of sight A wingman brings life to that death's night Father, for too long you have flown alone Always with a dark spot where the light that should have shone Turn now and see that light shining bright both day or night Your son is here and his wing is now and forever tight Both now forever flying safe always in total light Silver wings now angels gold as father and son fly forever together never again to be alone --- To submit your poem of Jewish and/or Israeli content email bbresky@israelnationalradio.com with the subject line: Poetry Submission
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Elul 25, 5769, 9/14/2009
Poetry Submission: Elegy for Captain Assaf Ramon
Elegy for a Posthumous Captain (for Assaf Ramon) by Brandon Marlon
How bitterly Israel’s heroes are felled and fallen! Like sovereign Saul and loyal Jonathan Projected in the air above Bet She’an Dynastic champions are again claimed by greedy skies How bereft is the Hebrew tribe of its defenders! When its finest are tragically short-lived Like the sages of old in Latin times Spared the horrors still to come How dark is this hour among Jacob’s tents! We are all tempted to out-weep our mother Rachel Yet somehow the anguish is utterly too much Piercing the heart like an F-16 through the sound barrier How much ash must be doused upon Israel’s head? How deep should the gash in the garment be? Woe to the nation losing father and son… …from the heights of Gilboa to the hills of Hebron!
To submit your poem of Jewish and/or Israeli content email bbresky@israelnationalradio.com
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Elul 13, 5769, 9/2/2009
Poetry Submission - Tzuri by Alan D. Busch
“Tzuri” by Alan D. Busch Teach me to be whoever I am. Share the secrets of Your sage text. Shape me into a vessel for thy purpose serve my portion may I merit in the next. Your mitzvos guide me along the path, chasing them lest I lose my way. I endure by the strength you provide me, the depth of my soul I deepen each day. How frail was I when You formed me, into my nostrils a soul You did breathe, fault me none too severely when I lapse from this world when you call me to leave. My fabric is torn I do need it mend I sew but to no avail it doth seem. Strengthen my stitch with resilient thread let my life’s fabric be “le’orech yamim". Alan D. Busch
7/20/09
Tzuri - my rock mitzvos - commandments le’orech yamim - for length of days
A wedding prayer for my friends whose names are Noam, "pleasantness" and Tehilla, "praise". To submit your poetry of Jewish and / or Israeli content send an email to bbresky@israelnationalradio.com with the subject line: Poetry Submission.
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