Who can do as Thy deeds

by | Aug 28, 2021 | Judaism, Poems by Men

Who can do as Thy deeds, when under the throne of Thy glory Thou madest a place for the spirits of Thy saints?There is the abode of the pure souls, that are bound in the bundle of life.Those who are tired and weary, there will they restore their strength.There shall...

Red in aspect, sweet in taste

by | Jul 23, 2021 | Judaism, Poems by Men

Red in aspect, sweet in tastepoured in Spain, famed in Indiafaint in the cup, but raised to the headwine holds sway over heads that bow.The mourner mingling blood and tearsfinds his sorrows melted by the blood of the grape,friends passing the cup from hand to handseem...

Thou art the Supreme Light

by | Jun 3, 2021 | Judaism, Poems by Men

Thou art the supreme light, and the eyes of the pure soul shall see Thee, and clouds of sin shall hide Thee from the eyes of sinners.Thou art the light hidden in this world and revealed in the world of beauty, “In the mount of the Lord it shall be...

A Poem for the Sefirot as a Wheel of Light

by | Feb 28, 2021 | Judaism, Poems by Men

(the rim)& going ’roundthe tensefirotofthe ball& orbitof the worldof first space. . . . . . . . .(the spokes)1crownlight from lightextreme light2wisdomsplendor from splendorhidden light3understandingsparkle from sparklesparkling light4greatnesssplendor...

Ecstasy

by | Feb 1, 2021 | Judaism, Poems by Men

My thoughts astounded asked me whyTowards the whirling wheels on highIn ecstasy I rush and fly.The living God is my desire,It carries me on wings of fire,Body and soul to Him aspire.God is at once my joy and fate,This yearning me He did create,At thought of Him I...

Before I was, Thy mercy came to me

by | Nov 23, 2020 | Judaism, Poems by Men

Before I was, Thy mercy came to me,inverting void and being Thou madest me to be.Who wrought my image, poured my essenceinto the crucible and gave me shape?Who breathed a soul into meopened the belly of Sheol and took me out?Who led me from childhood until here?Who...