Monday, November 21, 2016

The Legend that never was

I thought you were but a legend
that fills the mouths of those who teach
but was never expected to be within reach
For life is full with constant daily demand
It is nearly impossible to feel in command
So I dare not entertain that which is not known
because then it be what I will have to own
So easy it is to fall into routine
that any change is a shock too obscene
Comforting it is to feel hugged in the zone
For no matter the difficulty it is familiar and feels my own
Yet in moments of pause and quiet
I feel the lack and inner riot
Yet I let the courage escape, too daunting to try it
But these moments of quiet are indeed a thorn
for they reveal where I am indeed torn
On ..the cycle of the familiar unfamiliar goes
Dulling our senses to incline to resign
To what is , is all that can be and thus we see no sign
of possibility , hope and higher design.
Some then do what we all can
making the decision in moments of pause and quiet
To meet who I truly am
Then what was once thought a legend starts to feel real
What feels good and what feels right
starts to surface despite any daily demand
fear that used to direct me
is learning what it is to be rejected by me
life is no longer living me
I am initiating with what keeps me free
to find the energy to makes the most
through what I choose for my mind to host
of the treasures G-d gave me deep and innermost
then , Oh legend I knew your name
authenticity ,my life now no longer the same
for you are me that is no longer resigned
but committed to all that G-d will let me find

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

A 2000 year old thought

Each day I walk in Israel I carry the weight of generations
Those who cried, dreamed but did not realize their aspirations
I make history with each step I take
Full of awe knowing what is at stake
I touch the ground and feel some sand
Then I remember Abraham walked here and my soul connects to the Land
The tears of those who suffered and fought
Washed away the darkness ,revealing a 2000 year old thought
Israel , ours since before creation
With gratitude I live in the only home of our eternal nation

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Those who love you

How do you treat the people that love you
Do you take take them for granted or see them as a blessing from above 
Do you see the whole person or get lost in tunnel vision
For that might be an irreparable incision
Do they get your unconditional respect
Or are they overwhelmed by what you expect
Are you wont to ask "what about me?"
Forgetting to make space for others to feel free
Do you ever consider how much they mean to you
and that your aim should be their happiness and not to make them blue
The love people have for you is a gift Divine
Never dismiss it,for it is from the heart and meant to shine
G-d created you with love sublime
Show love to those who love you for they are worth the time

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

New Day

Why is each new day not a dance
For G-d granted you entry ,not by chance
Why do so many always see what is wrong
For with a new day resonates a Divine song
Why do many start their day with a yawn
Nothing is guaranteed including the new dawn
Why are there those who feel their life is mundane
When each new day is a miracle of glorious gain
How does a person see a new morning and feel out of sight
When each new day is G-d saying "I" see you ,here is "My" light
Why do days pass without even a Wow
As each new day frees you from the past gifting you with the Now
Hug each day with all your might
For it is a celebration that the world needs you to be right

Sunday, July 10, 2016

You

why do so many of us give up on ourselves?
We are not fiction ,not trolls , not elves
We are real and full of emotion
which is why to live we need to be in motion
For to stand still is to have our fill
and mortally wound our will
so we give up and start looking down
and then we let self pity go to town
for we do not see past any wall
we find comfort in their justification and stall
If we only knew how much we are worth the fight
We would not despair no matter what holds our sight
How we look at the world is the world we live in
When we conquer the battlefield within
Our lens changes and the world takes on a different hue
thus it dawns on us that all that is truly needed is the authentic you

Thursday, July 7, 2016

In Memory Of Sweet 13 yr old Hallel murdered while sleeping this past week

I get up in the morning and I say Hallel
With heartfelt hope and prayer that all will go well
I look up and see a roof over my head, I say Hallel
I sit at the table full with food and I say I Hallel
In the time I spend with those I love I say Hallel
I say Hallel and give thanks to G-d for each and every second of life
But you Hallel were taken so cruelly with an enemy's knife
Tears flow free with a powerful current
At a life so innocent ,so beautiful destroyed in a way so abhorrent
Hallel , sweet angel , may your soul continue to soar
When I now say Hallel I know what it is for
To praise Hashem and remember to love
Boosting you higher and higher up above

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

A life to Adore

"The G-d in "whom" you choose to believe 
Is in the world you choose to perceive.
If it is your conscience you want relieve
Limiting G-d will grant you no reprieve
G-d is beyond any possibility to define
It is folly and arrogance to try and cross that line
Why downgrade your life thinking G-d you know
For then in the end you will not have much to show
So instead of trying to decide "who" G-d has to be
Open your heart knowing there is more,much more than me
For only with G-d are we truly free
You are a Masterpiece, a piece of the Master
So let yourself be willing to go higher and faster
So be self ..less and become so much more
For then you make space feeling the Divine and a life you adore.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Israel-here to stay

Israel is the thorn that the world would remove
They have spared no money ,no effort ,no move
crossed every line as if they have something to prove
Try as they may we transcend all prediction
Even though they continue to treat us as an affliction
But our history and Torah dismiss any need for approval
And so they persist and fixate on our removal
No matter what we do we are always in their way
The day  will come when they realize we are here to stay
knowing we will prevail come what may
Hearing the message we have been trying to say
Everyone everywhere has their space
Israel is ours, G-d given, our Eternal place
Where authenticity awakens from diaspora's repose
They might eventually see that the thorn was really always a rose

Monday, June 20, 2016

Thank you Hashem

Thank you Hashem for blessing me with a new day
I know not if I will make it all the way
To get through the day and find the night
Is a miracle and revelation of your Divine Light
Nothing and noone is guaranteed
Everything can change in but a second so I pay heed
To all that could have gone wrong but still goes right
And that what happened to another could have been my plight
Oh..Hashem knowing not what is next can be so scary
But I choose to open my eyes and be more wary
To hug each second, dance with each minute and love each hour
Filling them all with your Divine Power
Full of prayer and in constant conversation with You
I start to say Wow and be gratefully authentic and true.
Giving it all in Faith and Trust over to You
With heartfelt exhilaration I will treat each day as totally new

Looking into the Horizon

When you look and see a horizon that is clear
With nothing in the distance ,nothing anywhere near
You close your eyes hoping something will appear
days, weeks, years and the horizon is bereft
and you start to think what do I have left
Yet if you take stock of the blessings you can see
Gifted to you from birth and totally free
Instead of worrying ,panicking and stressing
appreciate every single day that you have and had blessing
Then with gratitude renewing and no point in stewing
the horizon is no longer of interest or in need of viewing
As you are spending your days getting up and doing
Giving every day the very best you can and more
You find G-d gives you a boost past who you were before
So you can reach out and get closer to your core
When G-d decides you feel the horizon start to pull
you look in the distance and see that it is now full



Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Israel's guest

If you treat Israel as if you are a guest
She will not reveal to you her Divine best
Israel stayed barren waiting for your shoe
For only with Nation ,Land and Torah Israel is true
If you keep Israel out of your heart
How can your journey even start
If you are first american, english ,french.... only then a Jew
No matter your protestations Israel does not need you
Israel wants you with no wall
So that despite her challenges you will always stand tall
Keep Israel always in your sight
So that eventually your heart will not put up a fight
And Israel will hug you not as a guest
But as an example to inspire all the rest











Tuesday, June 14, 2016

In Israel I belong

Living in Israel I know I belong
No matter the challenge being here never really feels wrong
Israel's music always playing ,each one of us her song
From all four corners we unite here in symphony
Despite the world's effort to paint us in infamy
A unique concerto plays within us all
Part of the symphony wherein we all stand tall
Israel, inextricably linked to Sinai where we all once stood
Connects us to the Source of the Ultimate Good
Israel that somehow always seems to feel right
Even though each day may be an ongoing fight
We find strength in that Israel is always in G-d's "sight"
The beautiful secret to Israel's enduring light.

Come to Israel

Come to Israel if you are looking for her beauty
Come to Israel if you wish to embrace her Eternity
Come to Israel if you wish to delight in her simplicity
Come to Israel if you wish to dance to her harmony
Come to Israel if you wish to be inspired by her history
Come to Israel to see where the physical kisses the Divine
Come to Israel where your soul has the opportunity to refine
Come to Israel who has waited loyal and true
Come oh Israel to Israel who is always waiting for you

Time to Reflect

So many of us correct others with ease
We volunteer our opinion and don't even ask please
Looking through our eyes as if only we have sight
Losing the gift of seeing another's light
Steadfast in our conviction that we are doing what is right
the path is paved to a needless fight
If we took the time to reflect before we correct
Embracing honesty no matter the effect
We might just find some humility taking over
Working on ourselves so others don't need to take cover

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Don't Try

Many of us say " I will try"
Then when success eludes we ask ourselves why
Perplexed and confused we say "again I will try"
thinking that now maybe success is nigh
yet when progress once more turns into a fail
fears return threatening to derail
" Did I not try ", we ask and repeat
Denying our part in this frustrating defeat
Then King David visits when he was a youth
ready to face Goliath the uncouth
Try was never a word he knew
For with G-d he could not try but he could do
So when we open our hearts and decide
try will be a curse word and doing will be our pride
overcoming obstacles and pushing limits aside

When Desperation Reigns

How do you love life when desperation reigns
How do you find the light when darkness gains
How do you recuperate when a challenge stains
Noone has an answer that fits one and all
As life is a gift but not always a ball
You remember G-d believes in you and makes you tall
You are worth too much for your life to continue to stall
Desperation cant reach you when you decide to love you
Darkness does not gain when your light is never blue
A challenge does not stain when it reveals your strength to maintain
So always believe and you will find a way to achieve
When you hear G-d's call you will see beyond the wall
Realizing that no matter how small you felt you were always tall.



Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Love Yourself

Dont be afraid to love you
Your infinite worth is not up to you
Given by G-D it can never change
Nothing and noone has the power of exchange
You knock your worth when you feel you loose
For no matter what you always have the ability to choose
We mourn deeds that we have done
Torture ourselves about words said supposedly in fun
Giving ourselves over to guilt as if there is no sun
Allow yourself to love you
Not the choices that have made you blue
Take your heart and shatter the stone
Realize that no matter what you are not alone
G-d's faith in you has always been strong
Trust G-D and with you, start to get along
Your past is not your prison
See past the dark and appreciate the prism
As no matter the colors in your life this night
They will all eventually come together as white
So love yourself and gain the sight
That you are always worth the fight.

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Learn to Smile

When you think of yourself learn to smile
Even if it takes effort and the longest while
Don't add excuses to a needless pile
for then upside down goes your smile
,the smallest things suddenly get to you
and what is false starts to ring true
your mistakes are gifts that can make you wise
so you don't lose perspective to self pity and lies
yours is a Divinely forged beauty that noone can take away
As long as hope remains your mainstay
Love yourself so you see the love you have to give
living a life that wants you to live
So do not let life's gym take away your smile
G-D knows you are worth the effort so put in the extra mile

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Cherishing Our Fallen

How do we comfort the family of our fallen
How do we fill their perpetual void
Who could sit in a chair that will always be empty
How do we collect the tears that randomly appear
Maybe we could make our hearts so big inside
So that all the fallen will have a place to reside
Remembering always what they gave up in order to give
So that we may be safe and have a passion to live
Hugging each day where they no longer stay
Not letting ego get in the way
Full of gratitude and a will to aspire
Living a life that these heroes inspire

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

So close and not really far

So many travel far to find themselves
So many look in places filled with danger
So that to themselves they may no longer be a stranger
So many look for themselves in another and always compare
So that they need not look in a mirror avoiding a scare
Years are lost in the hypnotic belief
That to look elsewhere will bring relief
Would that their efforts were spent in learning
That they are beautifully unique worthy of their yearning
Their search would turn inward with passion and a warning
"Authenticity ahead , open your heart and find your new morning"