Lewis Eron Poems

The last word we said was true
Or was it real?
I'm not sure
Nor was I sure
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Your dream was to be with us
Yet you gave your life for us
So please forgive us
If we sometimes forget
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It all began with light
And will end,
We pray,
With light
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Lost Keys
(To my cousin, Liz, in memory of Danny)

Do you remember that day
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The old, worn, large wool tallit
Missing its fringes
Which I thought was my grandfather's
Actually belonged to his wife,
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When I die, will the emails stop?
And the text messages,
and the letters,
and the bills,
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How do I mourn the death of a star,
When I still enjoy its light?

The news has reached me so long after its light went dark.
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When the candles die
Shabbat starts -
The quiet Shabbat
The noiseless Shabbat
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“Bubbe, how did you live so long? ”
The little boy asked.
“Well, I didn’t stop breathing.
First in, then out
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On the Holidays every prayer seems right
The sanctuary is our social hall transformed.
Our services - not Orthodox but restructured,
Or reformed - my attempt to cast God’s light
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