Wednesday, April 1, 2015

A Personal Dayenu-Passover-2015

 Dayenu-

If I could only wiggle my toes
And know something that no one else knows,
Dayenu-enough!

If I could bend my knees,
And see what everyone else sees,
Dayenu-enough!

If I could raise my arm,
Holding back from doing harm,
Dayenu-enough!

If I could twiddle my thumb
And scratch my bum
Dayenu-Enough!

If I could bend the  wrist
And my ankle twist,
Dayenu-Enough!

If I could hear my belly growl
And wipe away a scowl
Dayenu-Enough!

If I can slide off the bed
And not land on my head
Dayenu-Enough!

If I can hear birds chirp
and my gut   give out a burp
Dayenu-Enough!

If I have my teeth to brush
And get dressed in a rush
Dayenu-Enough!

And let’s not forget,
Hands and face that get wet,
Dayenu-Enough!

I cannot overlook,
How little effort it took
To open my eyes 
And for my belly to rise
Dayenu-Enough!

Heart going pitter patter
It’s not some small matter
Dayenu-Enough!

Breathing in,
Breathing out,
I can sing
I can shout
Dayenu-Enough!

Roof over my head,
Simply alive and not dead.
Dayenu-Enough!

I can do it  all  and so much more
To be grateful is the door
To  our joy , our longevity
Happiness and serenity.

Dayenu-we declare
We thank God for our share.



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