You Pray Not for Yourself Alone but All
A poem for Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, about the communal dimension of sin: You pray not for yourself alone but all. One never chooses sin in isolation. Most evil is not merely personal. Kindness looks for common inspiration. In every act th
Years Pass, the Sins Remain
A poem for Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, about the need for faith and love: Years pass, the sins remain; One repents, each year the same; More regrets, little change; Knowledge waxes, knowledge wanes. In faith and love one finds a shore, Pres
Yes, There Is a Lot One Need Atone for
A poem for Yom Kippur about the need to atone for what you failed to do as much as for what you did. © by Nicholas Gordon Audio and Video Music: Allégro. By Emmit Fenn. Music free to use at YouTube. To see this poem on my site, go to https://www.poemsf