THE SHOFAR
(A didactic shape poem)
a ram's horn blown as a wind instrument, sounded in Biblical times chiefly to communicate signals in battle and announce certain religious occasions and in modern times chiefly at synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
This simple trumpet made from an animal’s horn produces a sound that connects eternity to eternity.
With each blast of the horn, the defeat is driven out of the heart of those surrounded and it is replaced with hope. Defeat is swallowed up by victory. This, in essence, is what the sound of the shofar should do for those hearing it.
In the description of the conquests of Joshua and the People of Israel, the walls of Jericho came tumbling down after blowing the Shofars. And so it is written in the book of Joshua (6, 1-20) about the conquest of Jericho and falling of its walls:
Poetry is my shofar
A release of
the spirit within
Poetry is my shofar
A prophetic vision
Of what could
Come to pass
Poetry is my shofar
A blast is heard
All across the land
I'm a blast master
Poetry is my shofar
Clarion call to battle
For the voiceless
Against bullies
And injustice
Poetry is my shofar
A wake up call
A call to prayer
Reminder of humility
Gratitude for life
And all its gifts
Poetry is my shofar
A call to search
The dark recesses
Under mossy rocks
Deep within my soul
To break the dam
Let tears wash away
Poetry is my shofar
Sometimes musical
Sometimes quivering
Sometimes broken
Sometimes deep and rich
Staccato repetition
Or long and drawn out
Poetry is my shofar
Signal of atonement
Examine motives
Put actions to the test
Consider who you've harmed
And how you can heal
Poetry is my shofar
Celebrate the new year
Revel in the change
Joy in creation
Or your evolution
Fasting time over
Share our bounty
Poetry is my shofar
When I hit a wall
Insurmountable
Enemy stronghold
Screaming, 'Go away!
Or I'll taunt again'
Refuse to be silent
Day after day
Old foundations crumble
Barriers will fall
Bullies kneel defenseless
Exposed to righteous light
Poetry is my shofar
I will lift it
To my
Lips
Poetry is my shofar
A release of
the spirit within
Poetry is my shofar
A prophetic vision
Of what could
Come to pass
Poetry is my shofar
A blast is heard
All across the land
I'm a blast master
Poetry is my shofar
Clarion call to battle
For the voiceless
Against bullies
And injustice
Poetry is my shofar
A wake up call
A call to prayer
Reminder of humility
Gratitude for life
And all its gifts
Poetry is my shofar
A call to search
The dark recesses
Under mossy rocks
Deep within my soul
To break the dam
Let tears wash away
Poetry is my shofar
Sometimes musical
Sometimes quivering
Sometimes broken
Sometimes deep and rich
Staccato repetition
Or long and drawn out
Poetry is my shofar
Signal of atonement
Examine motives
Put actions to the test
Consider who you've harmed
And how you can heal
Poetry is my shofar
Celebrate the new year
Revel in the change
Joy in creation
Or your evolution
Fasting time over
Share our bounty
Poetry is my shofar
When I hit a wall
Insurmountable
Enemy stronghold
Screaming, 'Go away!
Or I'll taunt again'
Refuse to be silent
Day after day
Old foundations crumble
Barriers will fall
Bullies kneel defenseless
Exposed to righteous light
Poetry is my shofar
I will lift it
To my
Lips
I love this one! I needed the description before to fully appreciate what your words offer in this poem. Wow.
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