Pleasant Winter Pastime

I love to glide on the smooth skiing slopes

The sensation of sliding through the snow

The golden sun will come out soon I hope

The shadows are replaced by a great glow

The warming heat has beat the awful cold

The soaring soft blue sky is very clear

Those metal poles for hours I have to hold

My stomach growls I know lunch time is near

My goggles they protect me from the sun

The sparkling solar rays bounce off the white

We race down the vast lofty slopes so fun

I hit a great jump and am taking flight

So then back home in the big bus we drive

A long drive then the buses they arrive

We Can All Make a Difference

We can all make a difference

Regardless of

How we look

Where we are from

Who we love

How old we are

Regardless of

What gods

God

Or no god

We believe in

A simple gesture

And also

A simple mistake

Can have a have a huge

Impact

Make everyone’s heads turn

Like a red Ferrari

Driving by a lonely café

A simple gesture

Can shake up old norms

Like a sleepy old man

Who is shaken awake by his grandson

Many years ago

Deep in the murky

slimy water of

The Holocaust

Anne Frank said:

“How wonderful it is

that nobody need wait a single moment

before starting to improve the world”

This statement

Rings true today

Not like a jarring school bell

But like a catchy tune

And will ring true

Forever

The Holocaust

And a diary

With an endless shimmering

Waterfall of optimistic

thoughts

Turned a small Jewish girl

Who dreamed of becoming a writer

Into a catalyst

Of hope

For future generations

Sometimes

It takes the most

Horrible

To turn us into

Inspirations

The Holocaust

Turned

Oskar Schindler from an

Avarice

Business man

To a

Savior

For thousands of Jews

Sometimes

We forget

What we have

The power

To accomplish

Against all odds

The Kraus’

A wealthy Jewish family

From Philadelphia

Traveled deep into Nazi Europe and

Saved 50 children from Vienna

The Holocaust

Reminded the Kraus’

Of what their hearts

Were capable of

These people

Made us realize

What we have done

To

Each other

But more importantly

What we can do

For

Each other

Even

In the face of adversity

Especially

In the face of adversity

We can all make a difference

Sonnet For Time

Time is devoured by school, a huge beast

When I was small I spent more time outside

I was with friends more, but now time has ceased

I am the puppet, with string I am tied

Book in hand, I slave away forever

Rest for me is rare, and spare time is sought

Every day seven hours, will pain end ever

Run away and hide all alone, I ought

But there is hope, I can find time to play

To be a kid once more, not stuck a teen

I will  not give up, run from friends and day

I will play sports with peers and not be mean

Get work done on time, I will, and be free

Time passes, but I will always be me