That Extra Squeeze
?
Hold your dear ones a little closer today
Give them an extra squeeze as you say goodbye
*
Rejoice in making their breakfasts
and doing their dishes
and mending their socks
or working in a job you hate
to keep them
housed, clothed and fed
For the work you do means
they are still alive
*
The horror of terror
has struck again
on our soil
What is de rigeur
in other countries
has happened here
and shaken us
out of our complacency
Terror “there”
is now terror “here”
*
Hold your dear ones a little closer today
Give them an extra squeeze as you say goodbye
For after yesterday
many cannot
*
And pray for the first responders
and their families
the unhailed heroes of our land
who face bad odds everyday
*
Hold your dear ones a little closer today
Give them your blessing as you say goodbye
For each goodbye could be the last
has always been true
but terrorism has taken that truth
and shoved it in your face
*
Hold your dear ones a little closer today
MOONSIDE 
Ellen
The post I wrote last night ” Candles in the Wind,” was on this premise as well. Tragity brings out much goodness and working together as well as deep sorrrow. May we remember both and hold everyone near and dear to us.
Love
Yisraela
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April 16, 2013 at 4:58 PM
Amen
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April 16, 2013 at 5:31 PM
One of my favorites, I’ve read on your blog. Great poem, Ellen!
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April 18, 2013 at 6:19 AM
Thanks, Arjun. Hope you are having a good and inspiring time off! Miss your posts. Ellen
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April 18, 2013 at 9:19 AM