A poem from my sister honors Esther, the hero of Purim.
More than two millennia ago, an evil man named Haman successfully convinced the powerful King Achashverosh of Persia to approve a plan for the total annihilation of the Jews. The plan was foiled when the king's wife, Queen Esther, revealed her true identity.
Esther was, in fact, Jewish. She pleaded with the king to spare the lives of the innocent men, women and children of her faith.
Esther is the true hero of the Jewish holiday Purim. To honor her soul, I present you with a poem written by my sister Shira Talashevsky.
ONE WOMAN'S SOUL
by Shira Teleshevsky
Righteous
Holy
Glorified
One woman's soul
Infinite
Divine
A breath of G-d
Enclosed in
And engulfing
The form of woman
One woman's soul
Given the power
To shake the foundations
Of the World
The world
Is at her mercy
All the mercy
The infinite
Could contain
Her soul speaks
The world listens
Transmitting fire
Soul to soul
One Woman’s soul
Given the ambition
To embark upon
A journey for light
That gets deeper
As it travels
On and on
Forever
A lifetime’s work
One Woman’s soul
Given the strength
To lift the world
Closer
Higher
To it’s Ultimate Purpose
One Woman’s soul
Given the opportunity
To touch the world
And leave
Everlasting fingerprints
One Woman’s Soul