#panku couplet

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Lessons From God

God has been teaching me lessons all my life (Panku) 

But the hardest ones began this year Technically New Years Eve of 2021 They work in mysterious ways Drenching me in buckets of ice water While Poseidon splashes his waves into my face Burning my retinas until I cannot think anymore Unable to take steps towards comfort Sad I cannot bring my temple to shore (

(Panku Couplet)   The men say we are Gods chosen ones here They harm me of my given rights and smear Can they honor God in their minds & me? I see no growth from any of these bees  

Grasping for scripture from my fellow Israelites                                                              As this Hebrew has burned out                                                                                          But the one thing I never forget                                                                                      While God, the slugs of Mother Earth, and bottom feeders treat me like barnacles (Septolet) 

I remember I am no imposter I am me No matter what lessons I cannot grasp just yet (Panku) Or soggy shoes I must walk in until Apollo feels I have earned his touch again My words will continue to uplift me I am my own tribe

©️ Elizabeth Sophia Strauss 11.21.2022

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My Panku Couplet for 5783, “Listen To The Sea” #pankusbydeadpan #pankupoetry #poetry

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Yesterday’s Yom Kippur service and my Panku Couplet “Listen To The Sea” #pankusbydeadpan #pankupoetry

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A blessing to recite a Panku Couplet on our holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur. Thank you Rabbi @stevenblanemusic, our congregation, and @thebitterendnyc. Yom Tov. #pankusbydeadpan #pankupoetry