REMEMBERING FOR LIFE

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New Prompt! Write a poem or story about someone who is learning about the meaning of Hanukkah.

REMEMBERING, FOR LIFE

Through my old-fashioned
Judaeochristian lens
and new-found vision
illuminated by Hanukkah lights,
I see the festival's time-hallowed
observation and
its celebration
of precious freedoms
shining from brightly-lit
Menorahs, signifying
the sacrifices and strengths .
of all of our ancestors.
It is widely pretended
that our religious traditions
do not intersect; instead
I believe we should remember
our commonalities and
our humble beginnings,
and remember, for life!