Sunday, December 21, 2014

The Hebrew:  korban
translated as sacrifice
means to bring nearer

When you hug me please
lean your left side to my left
so our hearts are near

Marriage maybe tests
in having someone you love
nearby all the time

True friends are nearby
even when they're far away
others, the reverse

Isaiah said G-d
repeatedly spoke of peace
to the far and near

9 Comments:

Blogger Judith Westerfield said...

Ah yes Neil, sacrifice indeed brings us nearer to G-D Who only speaks of peace and love - would that humans listened

Lovely set of haiku

December 22, 2014 at 12:10 AM  
Blogger Kokila gupta said...

nice liens Neil...

December 23, 2014 at 1:37 AM  
Anonymous Reading Pleasure said...

Very well written!

December 23, 2014 at 11:28 AM  
Blogger Ramesh Sood said...

I liked them all ... Lovely haiku..

RS

December 23, 2014 at 12:25 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"When you hug me please
lean your left side to my left
so our hearts are near"

This one really grabbed me. So I leaned so our heart would beat next to one another.

Peace be with you and yours.
Alice

December 23, 2014 at 3:58 PM  
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December 23, 2014 at 3:58 PM  
Blogger kishke said...

It's not hard to be
always near your spouse your foot
too is always near

December 24, 2014 at 10:21 AM  
Blogger kishke said...

Let me try that one again:

It's not hard to be
always near your spouse, your heart,
is always near too.

December 25, 2014 at 10:08 PM  
Blogger kishke said...

Beloved always near
is not an imposition.
My heart is near too.

December 30, 2014 at 11:34 AM  

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