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  February 2008     9 mins ago

Submitted Poems 19 total

The View from Halfway Down

The weak breeze whispers nothing
the water screams sublime.
His feet shift, teeter-totter
deep breaths, stand back, it’s time.

Toes untouch the overpass
soon he’s water-bound.
Eyes locked shut but peek to see
the view from halfway down.

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– by Lenny Turteltaub

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פסק הדין

הִנֵּה יוֹשֵׁב פֹּה, הִנֵּהוּ.
עַל סַפְסַל הַנֶּאֱשָׁמִים בְּכִסְאֶהוּ,
אָדוֹלְף אַיְכְמָן – שְׁמוֹ זֶהוּ.

וּמִתְּהוֹם עָבָר עוֹלִים
שֵׁשֶׁת הַמִּילְיוֹנִים
וְאֶל שׁוֹפְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵם פּוֹנִים:

שׁוֹפְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, שׁוֹפְטֵינוּ,
...

– by אסתר גלזר

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You

Hello there you
Yes dear, I’m talking to you
Can we make it...

– by Yigal Ben Efraim

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My Heart Is in the East

My heart is in the east,
and I am in the distant west.

How can I taste what I eat,
and how can it be sweet?

How can I fulfill by vows and oaths,
as long as Zion is in the chains of Edom,
and I am in the binds of the...

– by Judah Halevi

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At The Dawn

At the dawn I seek Thee,

  Rock and refuge tried,
In due service speak Thee

  Morn and eventide.

‘Neath Thy greatness shrinking,

  Stand I sore afraid,
All my secret thinking

  Bare before Thee laid.


  Little to Thy glory
Heart or...

– by Rabbi Solomon ibn Gabirol

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Very nice…

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I'm deeply sorry for your loss. It's good to hear that writing your poem has helped ease some of your pain. Thank you for sharing it.

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Welcome aboard! We're thrilled to have you here!

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Good one! Brings back old memories...

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I see that you successfully made it work with your poem "My Man and the Sea" — it looks great! You can view it here: https://www.poetry.com/poem/186191/my-man-and-the-sea.

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Solid.

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Well done!

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Solid work...

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Hi Blake!

The stars scorings on your poem page represent votes made by members after the contest concluded, they are not the official contest votes. Contest votes are those received during the contest voting period, and winners are notified via email for every contest vote received.
Your poem received two contest votes, unfortunately falling short of placing among the winners this time.

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ROTFL :-)

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LOL!

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My favorite of this month contest by all means, too polite in my opinion ;-)

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Indeed, fixed...

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