Burning Within!
Parents’ anguish Life vanquished!
Private Mourning Hearts Turning
Burning Within Temptation set in
Fires ablaze Throngs gaze
Window smashes Shards in ashes
Devastation Desecration
Grief replaced Greed misplaced
Minneapolis burning. credit (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
Burning Within Heavenly Chagrin
Lost over time, GOD sighs,
You are ALL mine.
In My Image You’re designed!
I cry in vain You’ve killed My son in pain.
You’ve left me For ignominy!
Extinguish the hate Burning Within
Distinguish your love Yearning within
Come back to Me, My Children! I’ll forgive the Sin.
A simple song, a profound message: Ebony and Ivory – Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord why don’t we?
CHAZAK!
Miriam Leah
Miriam Leah Epstein Preil grew up in the midwest, but her heart has always been in Israel! She began playing piano by ear when she was six years old, and by age seven was already studying piano seriously. Her musicality and passion for music were remarkable from an early age. She and the piano are inseparable! Music fills her life and home. Miriam Leah has composed pieces for piano, piano and voice, and many Niggunim. Her poetry is unique, each poem stands on its own yet becomes greater within her collection of poems. All universal. She utilizes her writing to engage people in thought, stir discussion, share insights, support causes, bring forth truths, educate, and inspire souls. She has taught Judaics and Jewish music extensively in Jewish Day schools for many years. Miriam Leah combines her love of music and creative writing with her devotion to Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael, through her writing of Divrei Torah and advocating for Jewish values and Israel.