Soldiering On
More empty chairs than not We’ll sit at the table alone But how can we bemoan our fate When our children could still come home
Miriam Roskind
October 5, 2024
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Broken Hearts
Some people wear their heart on their sleevesTo show it off to all aroundMine lays heavy, tied round my neckIt’s weight, it’s worth I’ve avowed Some people’s hearts protected and safeAwait that pure moment of loveMine
Miriam Roskind
March 12, 2024
Writing from home
Broken Thoughts
A morning with 2 pairs of namesWhich ones will set the toneThe lives of two so tragically lostOr the other two, finally home 2 angels departed2 more just returned The rays of sunlightFight battles with the
Miriam Roskind
February 12, 2024
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A Jew, Never Prouder
I am a Jew. Always have been, always will be. There was never a moment in my life that I can remember that I had to be taught that, or have it explained to me. There
Miriam Roskind
February 7, 2024
Writing from home
Tears
We cried all the tears we thought we had The well of sadness run dry When 21 more angels dug new wells And the tears they kept on flowing
Miriam Roskind
January 23, 2024
Miriam Roskind
January 2, 2024
Writing from home
Juxtaposition
Today is somehow both the last day of Sukkot and the first night of Chanuka It is both October 7th and December 7th Terror doesn’t have a calendar Nights are spent tossing and turning Worried for
Miriam Roskind
December 7, 2023
Writing from home
Bring them home
Everywhere you go, everything you do. Let your world be a little dimmer, let their memory be that much brighter. Until they are all home.
Miriam Roskind
December 5, 2023
The last time
He smiled and said goodbye For what would be the last time I wish that I had known I would have held him for a while She turned and walked away With a laugh and a
Miriam Roskind
November 7, 2023
Writing from home
Please be true
There is still beauty in our world, despite the pain. There is still light in our lives, despite the darkness. There is still hope in our nation, despite the despair. If I say this enough times,
Miriam Roskind
November 1, 2023