ISRAEL'S FATE

For Israels fate many of you fear

You worry that she may overnight disappear

extend your eye to our nations first day

we may have fallen even at times gone astray

yet no matter our enemies resolve

In G-D's eye ,past the fleeting they will never evolve

For ours is a mission Divine

A history replete with miracle and sign

that we will prevail and remain eternal

and our foes cast down , forever infernal

TAKE THE NOW

Why should happiness dissipate

just because tomorrow you might be irate

Why should peace of mind depart

because worry might soon start

Why should self esteem crumble

because tomorrow you might stumble

The power of might makes us weak

when it is that which could be that we seek

Lets take the now without limit

Give it our best and live it

and then you will never feel the pain of having missed it

DISPLAY

are people what they say

or is that all merely for display

do we go by whats on the surface come what may

some would say that the display is the only way

yet without content there would be nothing left but disarray

with understanding and care leading our expedition

let us discover and listen for the notes behind the rendition

and though the mouth be the quill of the heart

if we reach a persons heart today

you may find much more than a display

Divine Song

Stay strong

Even when the day is long

be open to see the Divine song

in all you see , all who come along

then banished is the need to prolong

and wallow, in all that is wrong

Beyond my heart

Israel your borders reach beyond my heart

I know that no matter where I am we are never apart

without you my day would not start

for the tapestry that connects us is a Divine art

unbreakable by man strengthened by the heart

I journey along your pathways and know that from our union light I will never depart

Only when engulfed in your warm embrace

Is clarity unhindered all seeing that Israel is my place

THE FOLLY OF THE NIGHT

Any peddler of folly can see the negative and identify the blight


their wares do not bring joy but heighten the plight 


A lamenting roller coaster from which no dispirit can alight


Yet to them I leave the winter of the night


those that see but have no sight

Oh! bearers of lanterns come even with light ever so slight

together harmoniously you banish the night

revealing the treasure that shines divinely bright

Those who despite the darkness focus on the positive will eventually bring the light

Israel our land ,people ,heritage and might

ISRAEL INDEPENDENT 64

Israel once thought an impossible dream and now we want more

many are obsessed with the need to find flaw

pursuing their passion to make Israel outlaw

try as they may it is a most difficult chore

As Israel transcends statistic and natural law

Swamps become green pastures and trees with fruit galore

Armies of many fall as if few

against Israels eternal power to renew

Patience paves the way to Israels redemption

As a journeys destination is not reached at its inception

The miracle that is Israel few can deny

No matter if darkness may be nigh

Israel is always within the Divine eye

Seeing Israels beauty is a choice revealed as a privilege

Made so much easier when we embrace our heritage

PASSING GIANT

Don't be afraid of any passing giant


Don't be hesitant to be more than defiant


For theirs is a size that brings no shelter


But exposes them to the destruction of helter skelter


the strength of their oppression


makes but a fleeting impression


As history is their existence


 eternity Israels  persistence


and Hashem(G-D'S)constant blessing Israel's fortuitous resilience

DISPERSED

Though you are dispersed never forget


that you are Israel even if you have not met


Though you are dispersed never forget


A lapse in memory has brought painful regret


when fickle friend enemies lured us into their net


 Torturous reminders arousing us from slumber


Letting us choose to be proudly Israel or go under


Even though you are dispersed dont hide from inevitable Israel


It is who you are whether you succeed or fail


Knowing you are Israel ,Jerusalem your only direction


So that no matter the distance you will never lose perception

FOR YOU FROM ISRAEL

Every tear that falls in Israel is for you


Every soldier fallen for you


Every terrorist attacked endured for you


Every war fought for you


Each drought suffered for you


Each financial burden experienced for you


Every tear of joy for you


Each new babies cry for you


Each breathtaking view for you


Every victory for you 


Every breakthough and achievement for you


Each new crop for you


Every joyous letter of Torah learnt for you


For  no matter where you are Israel is you


No matter the exile or level of denial Israel is you


only on Israel with all of  Israel ,people and  Torah


Will redemption finally be made true

ISRAELS BORDERS

Israels borders always under threat

Always defended without regret

they, our enemies never let up

in the vain hope that we might back up

panic ,despair  at times flares up

 with seemingly portentous discord in their wake

yet nothing will their victory make

all their progress is but fleeting and fake

Israels borders will never be forever obscured

For it is with the Lords blessing and promise they were 
procured

EACH DAY IN ISRAEL

Each day in Israel takes my breath away

humbled that Hashem(G-D) grants my stay

an honor sublime that no words can convey

for no matter my size, intellect or station

I share the day with my people as a nation

Our situation today is far from ideal

but being in Israel means it is no dream but real

even the the darkest days are of a lighter shade

On the land where our nations destiny is being made

through the centuries of pain there has been no recompense

yet with each day in Israel it all starts to make sense

MOMENTS

Let the beauty of life's moments encompass you


allow the enormous potential to uplift you


even if at present the feeling evades you


act as if each moment is a gift


then through all challenges will you sift


never letting go of each and every gift


a moment ,so precious when passes is lost


what we do with the next will determine the cost


if you choose the blindness of depression


then your only recourse will be  regression


fight for the light that will give you sight


to make the choices that shine most bright


each new moment is constant hope


an end to the need to always mope


for no matter what the history


with Divine blessing  writing a new chapter is no longer a mystery

TO FORGIVE

Even to forgive those who are truly contrite


is often a tremendous fight


Yet to extend forgiveness in part


does not allow renewal to truly start

If forgiveness in the end does not carry the day


that which is not forgiven keeps true growth at bay


crippling relationships and darkening our sight


from basking in the unfettered rays of forgiveness's light


the desire to forgive  realigns our compass


to walk in another's shoes thus helping  us bypass


much of the pain,the anger that brought us down


and prevents any needless ego filled showdown


It is not for another when you choose to forgive


but for you ,so with the release you will truly live

CAPACITY TO LOVE

We all have the capacity to love

Divinely ordained from above

which cannot truly be without giving

and is a reason for many to go on living

Our capacity to love a gift like no other

As long as we reduce the "I" making room for another

Our capacity to love weighs down the negative

so that all that stays afloat is the positive

Our joy now finds a new location

In the smile of another and their elation

UNITE

Too tough to unite! Too tough to unite!


They shout with all their might


In anticipated relief,in surrender to avoid our plight


When they look at others all they see is the night


No wonder they say to tough to unite


Yet if Hashem (G-D) decrees what is possible and right


no matter the challenge we have the strength to see the light


So make the choice and repel separation's blight


Then together we shall merit Divine blessing in Israel's 
sovereign delight

כחה של ישראל

רבים מתעלמים מכחה של ישראל


ונותנים חשיבות לתעתועי עישו וישמעאל


נח יותר להבין את הרגע


מאשר לסור אל ההיסטריה ולהקטין כל פגע


ישראל עברה תלאות אין ספור


ובכל זאת מרימה ראש בכל דור


נגזר,עם מי שנמליך בכל תחומי חיינו


בנתיבו תתפתח גורלינו


הבה  נתעלה מעל מלכים חולפים


ולדבוק במלך מלכי המלכים


ובכך נכיר כח אמיתי


ומתוך אחדות נהיה  באמת חופשי

Temptation

To many temptation is the short road to elation

blinding her followers with illusory fascination

Nurturing excitement passion and frenzied anticipation

Bringing priorities and clear thinking to immediate cessation

misrepresenting the fleeting with the importance of the eternal

Yet once engaged and revealed infernal

We again have the chance to embrace the supernal

Letting Hashem(G-D) back in feeling strong enough to repel

Temptation's wiles no matter the sell

EGO

Dont lose moments in the clutches of ego

even though to succumb might seem too tempting to forego

the comatose existence in ego's embrace

kills precious moments without a trace

the joy of being with our loved ones marred by a word

as we never pause to see how absurd

Hashem (G-D) gives us the strength to step back

bringing our perspective back on track

thus with understanding threatening to invade

forgiveness diminishing ego's tirade

we awaken with the pain of moments long dead

But also with the knowledge that joy will now spread

and each moment will not seem lost but a gift instead

UNITY

Unity is the vessel of Hashems (G-D'S) blessing

To turn a blind eye is to keep on guessing

When the road gets bumpy many choose retreat

Unwilling to find a point where all may meet

In blind sight they see victory and not defeat

Paving the way for discord to find its ringside seat

Where it bears witness to the destruction which follows in its wake

My! how self righteous obduracy discounts what is at stake

Yet if blessing and prosperity you desire

And to meaningful growth you aspire

Then let unity be your constant attire

Allowing Mashiach(the Messiah) to finally extricate us from Diaspora's quagmire