This is a selection of ten poems from the book: Songs of Hope by Eliezer ben Moshe (Dr. Eli Lasch) Published by Vantage Press 516 W 34th st. NYC., NY 10001
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There is a gate In each of us From here to there From there to here Or could it simply be From here to here From there to there? There is a gate In each of us From death to life From life to death Or could it simply be From life to life From death to death? There is a gate In each of us For us to choose For us to pass The question is For all of us Where is the gate For me to pass? Naxos, 1989
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Born out of fear and solitude. An age where all comes together. Where love and logic are at last united. Where freedom reigns supreme. No longer afraid of man or nature, Man embraces them all. In total love and understanding. One at last with God the creator. And with himself. Jaffa, 1985
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The world is heavy on my shoulders. The walls are high. I am enclosed - where shall I go? The stones are hard, no way to pass! I hurt - I hurt! My brow is bleeding, my nails are torn. I beat the rocks - they will not yield. I fall onto the ground - so cold, so hard! I try to burrow into the earth, to reach its core - maybe that is my way? But no! I look into my heart, the place so long forgotten; and to my greatest joy I see, THE ANSWERS ARE ALL THERE! No longer must I be enclosed. I grow, I grow, I am so tall I walk over the walls. The sun is shining once again, the sky is blue - the grass is green. It was all there, apparently, only mine to see. The sun - the moon - the sea, they can be seen for free! The only thing you have to do is walk over the walls. And then you too - are free! Jaffa, 1986
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The road is long, the path is steep, and thorns are all around. The ruins of the times long past, they pull me to the ground. I do not see the end of pain, the end of solitude. Meanwhile the winds are blowing cold, and I am drenched by rain. There is no need for that to be, it's all in your minds eye. This road of yours is bound to fail. Come, let the ruins lie. Allow the sun to shine on you, and give and give you all you need. Forget about your solitude and finally proceed: From petrified eternity to the eternal N O W, forget your own mortality, your quest for Why and How. And thus the end of pain you reach. And thorns will start to bloom. It's your own walls that you must breach to leave this road of doom. Jaffa, 1986
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The Fetters
The fetters are inside of us We throw them out We put them back The fetters are in each of us They pull us down They pull us up We are all like puppets on a string Torn here and there As if by winds Where is the puppeteer? I ask I want to pull the strings At last Naxos, 1989
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To All (and Especially Jewish) Mothers with Love
(Dedicated to Arianne)
I want you to, why don't you do? I know what's best for you. If you are late, you will cause hate And Mummy will hurt too. O Mother dear, O Mother dear, Why don't you let me be? Why don't you love me as I am? Why always fight with me? No no, my son, no no, my son, It's Mother who knows best! The structure is what counts the most. Don't put it to the test. O Mother dear, O Mother dear, You are as hard as nails. You cover it by loving words, But underneath the granite lurks. And woe to one who fails! When will you learn, O Mother dear, That love is light as down. Your worries pull me down as lead, keep me well to the ground. So let me fly, O Mother dear. And don't be so afraid. My wings are grown, O Mother dear, The future lies ahead. Zfat, 1986
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Freedom
We are flying with the winds over the clouds We are riding the storm over the world We are grasping the lightning - And bringing it down! We are masters of the world And of ourselves We have thunder on the right And lightning on the left We are grasping the pillars Which hold up the rest We are playing with the clouds And chasing the moon We are free at last And that's not too soon! Haifa, 1988
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We Are Eternity
We are eternity We are here and yet not here We are there and yet not there Where are we then? We are eternity! We are eternity We are God and Man as one In one body and in one soul We are here and there at once Who are we then? We are eternity! Haifa, 1988
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A Garden of Eden
A Garden of Eden A garden of light A garden where wrong Was considered as right A Garden of Eden A garden of love A garden where freedom Was considered a must A Garden of Eden A garden ... so lost Can it be found? Perhaps! Cologne, 1989
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These ten poetic songs have been recorded to CD.
They are read by the author with the accompaniment of a six piece band.To order this CD on line visit The HOPE Shop.
For more information contact:
Dr. Eli Lasch
Derflinger str. 14
Berlin 10785 Germany
fax: (49) 30 2640953
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