The pain on her face – v4

She was a regular, I knew her,
but everything was different,
tortured in this moment,
her face blotchy, mottled,
twisted in pain, in anger,
I instantly knew why…

I saw her little Star of David,
hanging around her neck,
words in Hebrew, of love,
anxiety imprinted on her face
asking her about this weekend,
terror in the Promised Land…
 
The pain on her face, searing,
palpable, so telling, present,
pausing to collect herself,
whispering one word "HORRIFIC",
so correct, bleeding from her lips,
a prayer, knowing there is more to come…
 
Sharing our faiths, our beliefs,
our collective humanity, pain,
all children of the same Father,
the one Creator, different sheep,
sharing the same story, the law,
all thinking about this present terror…

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Edited July 29, 2024
The pain on her face – v4
 
About a 70-year-old customer at Dollar General who said she has worn a
necklace with a little gold Star of David for 60 years; conversation at less than two days
after the international horror about the attack by Hamas on Israel October 7, 2023.
Edited June 26, 2024
The pain on her face – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-pain-on-her-face-v2.html
Edited October 9, 2023
The pain on her face – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face-v2.html
October 9, 2023
The pain on her face
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face.html
 
 
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Poetry, pray, Pray for Israel, diaspora, war, Hamas, terror, Christian, Jew, self-defense, Stand with Israel, holocaust,
 
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If Saul had listened

A harsh command, clear, spoken,
Prayed by God into the universe,
A command to the King, to Saul.
 
Unfulfilled, disobedient, defiant,
A crown stripped from him,
A command, An opportunity lost.
 
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October 15, 2023
If Saul has listened

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/if-saul-had-listened.html

1 Samuel
Edited October 9, 2023
The pain on her face – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face-v2.html
October 9, 2023
The pain on her face
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face.html
My customer said she has worn the little gold Star of David for 60 years.
 
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The pain on her face - v2

Seeing her little Star of David,
words in Hebrew, of love,
hanging around her neck,
asking her about this weekend,
terror in the Promised Land.
 
The pain on her face
palpable, so telling, present,
the word "horrific", so correct,
bleeding from her lips, prayer,
knowing there is more to come.
 
Sharing our faiths, our beliefs,
all children of the same Father,
the one Creator, different sheep,
sharing the same story, the law,
all thinking about this terror.
 
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Edited October 9, 2023
The pain on her face – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face-v2.html
October 9, 2023
The pain on her face
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face.html
My customer said she has worn the little gold Star of David for 60 years.
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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The pain on her face

Seeing the star of David,
the words in Hebrew,
hanging around her neck,
asking about this weekend, 
the terror in the Promised Land.
 
The pain on her face
palpable, so telling,
the word horrific, 
bleeding from her lips,
knowing there is more to come. 
 
Sharing our faiths, our beliefs, 
all children of the same Father,
the one Creator, different sheep, 
sharing the same story, the law,
all thinking about this terror.

 
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Edited October 9, 2023
The pain on her face – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face-v2.html
October 9, 2023
The pain on her face
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face.html
My customer said she has worn the little gold Star of David for 60 years.
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, pray, Pray for Israel, Stand with Israel, diaspora, war, Hamas, terror, Christian, Jewish,
 
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