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The Two Lights



We are the women of two lights
Mothers, Daughters, Wives alike
We strive, we toil, we care and we pray
The day of rest we honor by lighting the way

Two were the tablets delivered at Sinai
Upon which This Commandment is inscribed
Two white candles we light in His name
Pillars of purity, symbols of oneness, driven by His breath and flame

The wick is a helix, the fiber, the soul
The paraffin encasing serves a protective role
The flame is the miracle that lets there be light
When put to the wick, our souls re-ignite

When one woman's candle burns at both ends
Bending, lamenting into a stream of her tears
By her side his stands ever so boldly
As a soldier of strength, his love never veers

When life deals man the short end of the wick
And she's called to duty, to carry the light
She may flicker and cry but never leaving his side
He won't struggle alone in life's only fight

One is the person that renders one whole
One is the G-d who reunites two souls
Two are the lives that lantern one road
Growing ever brighter as their journey unfolds


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By Pamela Ann Medina   More articles...  |   RSS Listing of Newest Articles by this Author

Pamela Ann Medina is a married, 35 year old woman, living in Montreal and working in a corporate environment. She is writing a contemporary Jewish novel in her spare time.


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Posted: Nov 28, 2007
special poem
Such a beautiful message from my beautiful and talented sister. It reminds me of the special feeling I carry in my heart each time the sisters light our candles together.
Posted By Mona, Montreal, Canada



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