NewVerseNews Thursday: PASSOVER 2023
by Eric Greene
The Israelites were told that if they painted their doorposts with lamb's blood, their first-born child would not be killed by the angel.
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The Angel of Death is running amok and no amount of lamb’s blood smeared on the schoolroom doors will keep him away Columbine, Red Lake, Virginia Tech No cup of sweet wine will dull the suffering Sandy Hook, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Santa Fe No bitter herb will burn like a mother's pain Oxford, Robb Elementary, Michigan State In bondage once again with no exodus in sight we wait for the next child to be taken The Covenant School…
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Eric Greene is a longtime member of The Southeast Michigan Poetry Workshop Group. His poems have appeared in The New Verse News and other online publications.