The birthday of the worldBy Marge PiercyOn the birthday of the world I begin to contemplate what I have done and left undone, but this year ...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesNew YearRosh Hashanah
The late yearBy Marge PiercyI like Rosh Hashonah late, when the leaves are half burnt umber and scarlet, when sunset marks the horizon...NatureFallReligionJudaismLivingDeathGrowing OldTime & BrevityRosh Hashanah + 2 more
p1Song & ErrorBy Averill CurdyIt was 1986, when currencies to be changed Into multiple-launch-surface, anti-tank missiles Swarmed ...NatureWeatherLivingHealth & IllnessMarriage & CompanionshipThe BodyRosh HashanahVerse FormsBalladMetersFree VerseTechniquesPersonaTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueHolidays + 9 more
To Him Who Is FearedBy Eleazar ben KalirTo Him who is feared a Crown will I bring. Thrice Holy each day acclaim Him my King; At altars, ye mighty...ReligionRosh HashanahVerse FormsSonnetGratitudeJoy & Contentment
The Terrible SonsBy Eleazar ben KalirThe terrible sons of the mighty race Shout in thunder the Lord is King, The angels whose figure the ...LoveDesire & PassionReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineJudaismRosh HashanahStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesRefrainAnger + 5 more
The New YearBy Emma LazarusNot while the snow-shroud round dead earth is rolled, And naked branches point to frozen skies.— When...ReligionJudaismRosh HashanahStanza FormsRhymed Stanza
p1The AlphabetBy Karl ShapiroThe letters of the Jews as strict as flames Or little terrible flowers lean Stubbornly upwards through...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsReligionJudaismArts & SciencesReading & BooksHanukkahRosh HashanahYom KippurStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesImagery + 6 more