Those no longer here

To those who are no longer here

Of you I might not have been aware

But be you far or near

I imagine your possible trepidation, your fear

The consuming expectation of salvation so dear

That at times tarried but did not appear

The life you lived no matter how short 
Was never bereft of Divine import

Who you were you still are

Now so much more,higher than any star

So each new day that G-d gifts me

I will hug as a miracle and be all I can be

In salute to you, I live gratefully with no illusion

Knowing each second is never a foregone conclusion

Looking Beyond

When you look beyond anger you dont forget love

When you look beyond criticizing you dont miss out on potential

When you look beyond complaining you find momentum

When you look beyond expectation you discover appreciation

When you look beyond challenges you meet hope

When you look beyond taking you find the expanse of giving

When you look beyond limitation you find growth

When you look beyond logic you find the possible impossible

When you look beyond what is dragging you down you learn when to let go

When you look beyond excuses you find action

When you look beyond judgement you find authenticity

When you look beyond being right you find kindness

When you look beyond the surface you find true depth

When you look beyond yourself you find godliness

Heaven's Door

Israel a nation on the frontlines of eternity

Every citizen a soldier no matter the label

At our core we are all willing and able

Every front has its soldier

For G-D's constant embrace makes us bolder

Whether warriors of the spirit or warriors of the Land

There is no other place to make Eternity's stand

With an historic eye, we get an inkling of a plan

That has kept us alive despite any man

By way of our love for true peace

We will vanquish those who love war

As to live in Israel united in land ,nation and Torah

Is what we are here for

Uplifting the world to a legendary life at Heaven's door

Love Yourself

To love is to connect to that within another that is in oneself

For some it is on the surface for some on the shelf

To look for that to love within ourselves is not vanity weak

If it is a journey to see in our selves which in others we wish to seek

We are all united in the tapestry of souls that transcends the corporeal

When we learn to love ourselves we are open to that which in others is much more than real

Hug

The value of a hug kisses the Divine

Transcending words even the will to opine

A hug is a comfort more than any speech or wine

For it penetrates the heart and flows forth without resign

To hug dispels discord allowing love to realign

exposing the majesty of our Divine design

A hug is emotions that are in need of a sign

that they can be expressed without verbal line

the ability to hug should never be in decline

For it brings a warm light most eager to shine

I can

My fears attack me with " stay away"

My insecurities pound me with "you dont have it in you"

My assumptions lock me in with " thats not for you"

My excuses weaken me with "here's why this is nor for me right now"

My complaints stagnate me with "but this is a problem "

My blame takes my power away with" It's their fault ,not me at all"

My faith and trust in G-D gives me wings with a resounding " I can"

Standing before G-D

My Loving Father in Heaven and all around us

The Loving Reality that hugs us daily

Though we  may at times think we do not not feel it

Due to the blinding effects of sub/conscious ingratitude

Accompanied by the numbing effect of minds closed

To that which positively might be

To the changes needed to reframe ego and learn to feel truly free

I stand before You embarrassed by the memory of unfulfilled commitments

Made but a year ago in a halo of heartfelt intention

Yet on this Day I feel trepidation and indescribable elation

That You and only You are my Judge

For when we feel we cannot forgive anymore

Your forgiveness has barely begun

You know my inner wars, the cosmic tug of war

Give me the strength this year to never forget what I fight for

Your Love prevents regret from overwhelming me

Keeping me sane to stay in the Game

To say I am sorry, seems meaningless and empty

Though it fills every inch of my soul

Enough of fleeting folly as a goal

I give my heart to You and my body in willing servitude

For You know me better than I could ever know myself

May this Year be a Year of connection to the part of You that is my soul

For despite temptation and distraction only with You could I ever feel truly whole

Being Authentic

Being authentic is no trick

Its giving what you do the power to stick

Being authentic is more than life ,it 's living
That's when you stop taking and start giving

Being authentic is owning your life
Getting stronger despite any strife

Being authentic drops whats fake
As you being to realize what's at stake

Your life is unique ,a gift Divine
Being authentic brings on its true shine

Being authentic is a road paved with gratitude
Launching you past the stars to your own altitude

Being authentic gives way to the soul
For that is when you feel truly whole

WHEN I FEEL LOST

WHEN I FEEL LOST

WHEN I  FEEL LOST AND DONT KNOW WHAT DO YOU
LIFE LOSES ITS VALUE AND DOES NOT FEEL TRUE

TO STAND  TALL ON THIS EARTH
YOU HAVE TO APPRECIATE YOUR ETERNAL WORTH

WHEN YOU LET THE OUTSIDE DETERMINE WHO YOU ARE
AND YOU HOW YOU FEEL
YOU MAYBE BUSY BUT IT WON'T FEEL REAL

SO BEING LOST DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE NO WAY
ITS CONQUERING THE FEARS THAT KEEP LIFE AT BAY
AND KNOWING YOU ARE WORTH IT COME  WHAT MAY

SO GRAB EACH  MOMENT AND FILL IT WITH YOUR BEST
DESPITE ANY CHALLENGE OR HARROWING TEST

FOR YOU ARE FORGED FROM ETERNAL MIGHT
BEING THE GREATEST YOU NO MATTER YOUR PLIGHT
WILL REVEAL A REWARD THAT TRANSCENDS THE FIGHT

SO CONNECT YOUR SOUL, LET G-D MAKE IT BRIGHT
AND YOU WILL FIND THAT YOU WERE NEVER LOST OR OUT OF SIGHT
JUST FEELING THE PAIN OF LOOKING FOR YOUR  LIGHT

Forgiveness

Forgiveness

 We forget to forgive because how can we give up being right

We forget to forgive because being right seems to be the light

When the darkness ensues and results in a never ending fight

 We still  forget to forgive if we think we have the might

How quickly light and dark are misunderstood

Forgiving is not weakness but the power  of good

To forgive is not to  excuse

but an active choice of what energy to use

a realization of whats at stake and what we could lose

Forgiving is not for anyone but  you

For then you move on and live life true

those who choose to remain stuck in some past

Will not be an influence whose power will last

To err is human to forgive is to aspire

To live a life that G-D  has destined to inspire

Redemption's Tent

I lament for our nation's greatest loss

Our Temple that kept our focus on the "Boss"

Wherever we were we knew our heart

To bloom in the land of our Divine start

A lighthouse of greatness with a light Divine

Hope for all nations to unite and allow the world to shine

But we missed the good in all but a like minded few

choosing a view which was no longer true

Causeless Hatred darkened the day

and in its wake we lost our way

the privilege of a Temple from above

was retracted despite the eternal love

The tears of destruction became an imposing Tidal Wave

that chased us from generation to generation without a save

Against all odds we succeed where others fail

.With G-D as so much more than our chainmail

No matter the travail we take the knocks and always prevail

So although we now still lament

We draw strength from miracles that are sent

Knowing that our souls are never spent

For even darkest night with its greatest dent

Is the harbinger of morning light,Redemption's Tent

Never too Rough

Your diamond is never too rough

Even when mountains cover it, it remains unbreakable,tough

So learn to dig when all you choose to see is dirt

For your diamond awaits , shining bright, for you to rise beyond the hurt

That diamond your piece of the Master, your soul

Filling you with the joy of feeling whole

When polished only as you can will let the pieces start falling into place

In the big picture that is G-D's embrace

ADELLE BITON

Adelle ,every day your parents will see an empty chair

As you in body are no longer there

To describe their pain would not be fair

Because it is unique and beyond compare

Everyday rivers of tears will flow

for you are no longer there to put on your childhood show

Adelle, though your life may have been short your imprint is eternal

G-D is hugging you now but our enemies destiny is infernal

There is no way for us to reduce your parents grief

Yet those of us given more years of relief

Will embrace each golden moment G-d gives with sublime desire

We will have you in mind when we inspire

You will be in our thoughts whenever we aspire

Forever will you reside in our private and national heart

Thus , Adelle ,sweet angel , we will never be apart

I WILL

I will not give up if I dont see the sun beckoning to rise

I will not despair if morning light delays

I will not fold if life feels like a haze

I will not lose heart when all effort seems for naught

I will not give in , I am not that sort

I recognize that it is not the light of sun that keeps me whole

For I am open to feeling that it is the connection with my soul

That changes my lens to see G-D's light

The secret of my fortitude, resilience and might

So with G-D I know my light shines bright

I remember the good ,the great ,the giving thus gaining the sight

To see that its not as good as it gets

But to find the good in what I get

Then I will be ready to harness the motivation

That will bring within reach G-D's life giving rejuvenation

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

Those who choose to live in the past

never in the grand scheme of things truly last

For in the past there is no present

and then no future has any consent

Let the past do no more than teach

and only past success will you allow to preach

learning that a lot more than what was is within your reach

your present lies in your choices today

Your future from where you choose to stay

Let G-D in and give each day power

and build a life where you grow and do not cower

CHARGED DESTINY

IF YOUR DESTINY IS NOTHING MORE THAN FATE

YOU MAY IF AT ALL WAKE UP TOO LATE

IN THE EMBRACE OF A HARSHLY DESPAIRING  STATE

YOUR DESTINY IS IN THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE

THE POSITIVE RISKS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO TAKE

THE EFFORT AND ENERGY YOU INVEST AND  NOT IN THE EATING OF CAKE

IT ALL COMES DOWN  TO WHERE YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE YOUR STAKE

IF YOU WISH YOUR LIFE TO BE REAL OR  ANNOYINGLY FAKE

SO LIVE YOUR LIFE AS THE UNCONDITIONAL BEST VERSION OF YOU

 FULL OF MOMENTUM  AND ALWAYS TRUE

YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE NEVER PART OF YOUR DEFINITION

THEY ARE THE BREEDING OF YOUR DIVINE ERUDITION

SO SUMMON YOUR  G-D GIVEN POTENTIAL ON YOUR ROAD TO FRUITION

AND CHARGE UP YOUR LIFE IN THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WITHOUT G-D THERE IS NO IGNITION

DONT LOSE FAITH IN YOURSELF

NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU THINK YOU HAVE BEEN

YOUR GREATEST HEIGHTS YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN

G-D HAS GIFTED YOU WITH INFINITE VALUE AND RANGE

WHICH NOTHING AND NOONE CAN CHANGE

SO EVEN WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO LOSE HOPE

HARMING YOURSELF AND OTHERS ON THAT SLIPPERY SLOPE

EMBRACE YOUR DIVINE ABILITY TO CHOOSE

FOR THEREIN LIES YOUR CHOICE TO WIN OR LOSE

THERE NEVER WILL BE SOMEONE QUITE LIKE YOU

YOUR ARE UNIQUE ,IRREPLACEABLE AND TRUE

FOR WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN ALL THAT YOU CAN POSITIVELY BE

YOU KNOW THAT G-D'S BELIEF IN YOU HAS SET YOU FREE

TO WEATHER ANY STORM AND TRAVEL ANY SEA

TO FIND YOUR MIGHT, TO BE THE BEST ONLY YOU CAN BE

MOMENTS DIVINE

Embrace each moment as a diamond rare

For in the blink of an eye the next one might not be there

Love each moment as life beyond compare

For in an instant ,of the next one you might not be aware

Cherish each moment with a wholehearted hug

For one might not feel the next one's tug

Treasure each moment and be fully present

For from the next one might be wholly absent

Gift yourself with a moment full of meaning

Which is a billboard that reveals your life's leaning

Capture your moments within your soul

For they are many of the parts that make you whole

And who knows for if you see moments as dew drops Divine

G-D may still keep you there for the rain and the shine

THE GREATNESS IN GIVING

THE GREATNESS IN GIVING
A TRIBUTE TO MY PARENTS FOR THEIR UPCOMING 48TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

YOU DO NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD TAKE

FOR YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL ,DIVINE AND NEVER FAKE

YOU GIVE WITHOUT REGRET

MAKING AN IMPRESSION WE WILL NEVER FORGET

YOUR LIVES ARE BEACONS OF GIVING

SHINING THE PATH TO THE DIVINE WAY OF LIVING

YOU ARE PARENTS WHICH EMBODY THE DIVINE

NEVER GIVING UP ON YOUR CHILDREN NO MATTER HOW OUT OF LINE

YOU SEE THE GOOD WITHOUT LETTING UP

NO MATTER THE TEMPTATION YOU NEVER GET FED UP

YOU EMPOWER THOSE AROUND YOU TO STRIVE FOR MORE

AS YOUR SUBLIME GIVING EXPOSES YOUR DIVINE CORE

WORDS CANNOT TRULY EXPRESS THE POWER OF OUR LOVE

THANK YOU FOR THE EXAMPLE THAT G-D IS HERE AND NOT JUST UP ABOVE

ISRAEL TAKE HEART

YOU WERE CONCEIVED IN ETERNITY AND BIRTHED DIVINE

YOU ARE TESTED EVERY GENERATION TO LEARN HOW TO TRULY SHINE

YOUR EXISTENCE AGAINST ALL ODDS ,THERE IS NO GREATER SIGN

THAT YOUR JOURNEY'S DESIGN CAN ONLY BE IN THE REALM OF THE DIVINE

NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO THOSE THAT LIVE IN THE NIGHT

WILL ATTEMPT TO STEER YOU AWAY FROM THE ENDURING LIGHT

BUT YOURS IS BEAUTY AND GREATNESS BEYOND THEIR SIGHT

FOR YOU ARE FORGED OF HEAVENLY MIGHT

TRANSCEND THE FLEETING BRAVADO AND FOSSIL RHETORIC

FOR THEY WILL DISAPPEAR AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BE HISTORIC

SO ISRAEL REMEMBER YOUR DESTINY AND TAKE HEART

THEN YOU WILL FIND THE STRENGTH AND POWER

TO ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO STAY IN THE DARK WILL ETERNALLY COWER