When you were a childYou were brave to take a first step Your family smiled as you learned to speak When you were only ten You were brave to fight your illness with G-d alone Your family was not with you When you were fifteen You were brave to go to school You were the […]
Tag: Life
Memories and Mysteries
Days are flying by so quickly that I cannot believe that I am in the third decade of my life. The past decades left behind many beautiful and many bitter memories, but the memories I keep longing for are the memories of my childhood. The mysterious ways of my childhood that remained a magic to […]
The End
Early morning before dawn Moon appeared above the lawn Early riser smart and fine Boy of North sat on the line Concerned he looked at the sky As knife he sharpened his right eye His ears heard sounds from up above As light began to show the dove In sunrise colors of the day Like […]
Beach and My Perfect Evening
There are many wonderful parts of my life that I have absolute gratitude for. Unfortunately, there are times where due to lack of sleep or occasional tiredness, I feel that I should have more gratitude. These times make me sad, and I find myself questioning deeper thoughts in my mind. What possibly causes an occasional […]
Wings and Kings
—— Under the shadow of your wings I hid from you my lonely face In your court with treacherous kings You spoke about their lying case —— I watched your face light up again As you ran away from them Your brave embrace turned into rain Hailing grace like precious gem —— Not one but […]
Someone Has
December 7, 2019 ——— Someone has Watched over me all of my life Carried me on its wings to a place I longed Appeared in my dreams assuring the same Helped in the hour of my need Someone has Shown mercy to me in the times of trouble Thought forgiveness over revenge Strengthened my will […]
Boats and Angels
On the marina near home They hugged inside a hidden dome Tears flowing from her eyes She let him walk and start to rise Let’s watch the love unfold again To live the life without vain The steps of glory wrapped around The couple found a common ground Each soul connected from inside Deeply rooted […]
Sukkot 5780 Gratitude
The last couple of weeks have gone by like a blink of an eye. I have enjoyed every moment to the fullest. Today in the middle of the holiday of Sukkot, I am filled with gratitude that Hashem has kept me and protected me to this day. For this day I had longed in the […]
Getting to Santa Monica
Three years ago on July 4th, my sister and I were walking on Main Street in Santa Monica when we came across a painting with writing on the wall that read “Anything Can Happen. Anything Can Be.” I immediately asked myself, “is me living in Santa Monica possible?” I had no idea since at the […]