Friday, October 28, 2011
A Sacred Eternal Jewish Dark Cafe (Sukkos 2011) By Saul Holcman
On a rainy night chilly night in October she was thinking of the
failed relationships and losers
how easy to bore everyone;
She confided with no words at all
Seated in cynicism,,gloomy and lonely in this dark outdoor Jewish cafe,
She wanted good conversation and soft kisses
never knowing the price tag for this commodity
is more precious than rubies,
harder than cutting diamonds,
A night in a tent aged by ancient desert winds/
of the seasons gone by/
Hues and echos of previous generations who sat there/
occupy the smells of evergreen that linger in the air now/
Bamboo branches guard the skies on the open roof
designed for glancing at the stars
and peeking at the endless loving sacred light
beyond the shackles of words or time;
an infinite light bulb placed in a chipping painted floral ceramic antique lamp
with a simple string on/off switch that ends too soon...
We settle in the Sukkot for a meal al fresco
Less vulnerable and fragile together in this tent
a small blissful corner,
of this vast universe
embracing intimate conversation or playful banter
Tricky for sociable solitary time-confined creatures
Its all we got,you say,
Just this short ride-
fleeing on he NY Thruway for a weekend get away upstate
Do your really want to be free with no safety features-
Crash and burn with no air bag to soften the blows of
your thorny trapeze and misty romances
falling off the bed sideways
Nowhere
Flute winds and cymbals play silently for the guests/
Pass the salt. Pass the wine. Pass the Rose.
So plentiful the blessings in our heartbeats
in this moment
A holy meal with Friends and Family,
Simple kindness can be so delighting..
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
NOBLE FLASH OR What?
NOBLE FLASH
The Internet is being used by otherwise intelligent people including congress people, teachers, lawyers, and other professionals for legal yet embarrassing activities shows the potential dark side of the digital world. Many Americans participate in behaviors that while not legal others would not approve. When I heard the news I was wondering if he was going to able to look at himself in the mirror seriously after being nabbed and exposed in lewd activities I felt uncomfortable and embarrassed to view this behavior questioning where this shadow side was coming from and who is the real Anthony Wiener. Are these actions potentially a sexual addiction which requires treatment? He has always appeared to me as a dynamic, intelligent, energetic politician who despite the fact that many might not agree with his positions he is always seemed ready willing and able to fight the good fight for his constituents appropriately.
Congressman Weiner's real sin is that he lied to reporters and his constituents. He should have just stayed quiet and moved on because many will use this incident to knock his credibility. Most likely, we know this is an area where just about every human being would panic and likely would have behaved the same way .We all have had embarrassing moments we would have wished to take with varying degrees of consequences,,. Big boys/ intelligent boys can make the stupidest mistakes. Big time.
Ok so here we are again, another political scandal driven by the media. Despite this disappointing vulgar display that Congressman Weiner demonstrated, I am pleading with you that for once we spend less time nailing the nails harder, stoning him harder and watch as he implodes .We as community must unite to offer him an opportunity to redeem himself. I strongly believe that there is a lot of redeeming value in Anthony Weiner .I strongly believe the good outweighs the bad. Ultimately his biggest victim is himself. Instead of providing a gnarly rope for him to hang himself, we offer genuine hand to help this flawed man who has done so many positive things in these most difficult times. What is to gain by destroying Anthony Weiner? Will it make for a better community? Will it makes better people?
For once, let’s turn this ugly incident around despite the fact that throughout history public hangings or stoning have always been well attended Why do we get so much satisfaction watching this cruel display? Why can’t we offer support, reconciliation and understanding too? The self-righteous joy that is typically evoked when we see the high and mighty fall is almost as equally perverse than some of his indiscretions. I think we might just feel even better if instead of the sadistic satisfaction of stoning a pretty good guy who has been fighting for us in the political realm, we find what is really going on with him and offer support We have all made foolish mistakes of varying degrees.
Many want Congressman Weiner to resign. Based on all information provided, he has done nothing illegal. The fact that he has admitted to lying should be atonement enough. I live in Forest Hills and I have had only positive experiences with Anthony Weiner. I have often seen him at synagogue functions expressing his unwavering support to Israel and his office has always been there for me and my family. During a medical crisis a few years back his office helped us find insurance to cover the hospital stay otherwise we would have been in serious financial hardship coupled with a lengthy recuperation. His staff was friendly, bright, and sharp and motivated to help in any way they could.
The media often acts like publicists to a hanging, stoning or gladiators they often perpetuate rather than ameliorate the problem. The media acts like the great Emperors of public opinion in the coliseum. Thumbs up or thumbs down? Should we feed him to the lions? Let’s show the world we have grown, matured evolved and more spiritually empathetic from those days and not give in to our propensity for the voyeuristic pleasure of watching someone fall from grace without offering to slow the descent. Given the average Americans' tendency to believe misleading advertising, there is a concern that Congressman Weiner will become an uncomfortable inconvenient distraction –a political liability for the democratic party. Even his own democratic party and colleagues aren’t sticking by him. Some might argue that democratic party itself is a political liability for many reasons. Why scapegoat Anthony Weiner for the challenges and failings of the democratic party because his off hours social misconduct. That is between him and his wife and perhaps his future lawyer
I proudly offer Congress Weiner thumbs up and my friendship, and support despite this shadow side of ugly behavior but please find some other outlets when you are alone bored and your wife is not available. It might take courage to get treatment for these tasteless self-defeating behaviors, but others have. This dark side is a "black bag we drag behind us," in the words of poet Robert Bly. You chose to animate it on the internet with dangerous cyber sexual liaisons. As a politician you ran the risk of being totally defined by your dark shadows as everything is magnified and politicalized. You are a better man this. Come back to your positive light by showing us how to move on lead by example by moving forward; politically effective no matter what. There is a lot of work to be done to keep you and other politicians busy to avoid trouble for a long while. Despite the media, Despite the democratic party. And most important despite these behaviors.
Saul Holcman longtime forest hills resident
6/10/11
e-love vows
If you will be my cyber-sweetie
I will be your constant tweetie.
You, my faithful Facebook friend,
Ours, a virtual love without end.
I will be your constant tweetie.
You, my faithful Facebook friend,
Ours, a virtual love without end.
We will chat and have a quickie,
(no need to fear a leak from Wiki)
no exchange of body fluids
no ecstatic dancing Druids
(no need to fear a leak from Wiki)
no exchange of body fluids
no ecstatic dancing Druids
Its safe and wholly antiseptic
Nothing carnal, just electric.
Nothing carnal, just electric.
(SAM KEEN)
Zuma out of town not to frown
Alone at home
Roaming the net
for royal harems,concubines, and courtesans
fiddling about in cheap thrills
on the sofa with his laptop computer
Cyber flashing some groupie cuties ,
instant dashings of carnal crudity
appears on screens everywhere on the air
He can no longer refute
Off duty still in hot political pursuit
for votes in virtual space
just keeping the pace in this upstream race
while lusting gigabytes of digitalized lust
are spawned everywhere
Nighttime is for unzipping the files of the shadow self,
That split the light of any political considerations
Flying high as his life
is about to unravel with lies
on the world wide web of deceit
as the national debt remains high
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
BORDERGATE-Bring in the fences
I am reeling from the latest political and religious absurdities surrounding the latest episode of America’s current reality TV show drama staged on the world theater- Bordergate. The economy has not rebounded well enough that in the land of opportunity, everyone I chat with are sticking it out in sick workplaces ,that suck the mirth out of the bones and psyche of the average worker in exchange for paycheck that barely pays the rent. Instead of calling in well and chasing down their dreams, people in the noble cause of survival have adapted by the age old game of eating shit and kissing ass to those who hold the purse.
So we switch stations and meddle in other countries right to their own lives. Barack proposes to his costar in the greatest of reality TV show in the middle east, Benjo, to bring the fences in. It’s impossible to hit a home run with the dimensions in your little stadium. You Jews will have to learn to change the dimensions of your little stadium as the opposing team can’t win any games with your stadium built exclusively for good defense. Give those guys a fair chance for home runs and success. You guys got all the best players, managers in the free market and the best equipment in this sport and I dig how your chicks look in military green .Hey Benjo I got some classified info from intel that Muslim women don’t give good head , Bill Clinton initiated this project. Off course its a fairly well established fact that Arab men are not the worlds great lovers, not well versed in the ancient art of cunnilingus. So essentially it appears both female and male Arabs haven't mastered the erotic art of delicately licking each others genitalia.Barack sighs and blushes wishing he could inject some good ole American joyful carnal integrity here-a true political solution. Maybe that’s part of it. Move in the fences and the opposition will be a little nicer. Who knows they might buy a kosher hot dog and a Maccabee beer instead of lobbing countless rockets southward. Tel Aviv Rocket Dodgers versus the Gaza Hamaskees. PLAY BALL!
They are such misguided children they thought they were bottle rockets without much kick just a little fireworks to get your attention. You got to give it the Hamaskees no one got killed. They can be such fans one day, Barack says with optimism. They shared with me in private that one day when they get their own stadium they envision a middle east world series in a brand new Arab city with a golden domed mosque called Jerusalem. They even offered to demolish that old wall that is in ill-repair with weeds growing out of its cracks. There nicer than you know. The series would be a great spectacle with a lot of souvenirs of the holiest sites. So good for tourism. He elbows Benjo and mentions the oldest stereotypical Jewish buzz word he can muster up as Benjo is starting to look pissed off-MONEY! Think of the money . Think of the money! Benjo is fuming now and is foaming at the mouth and asks his costar Barack that I was betting on you that you find your long form American birth certificate somewhere, but did you really graduate Harvard? Georgie W. graduated Yale and that was hard to believe but Barack I am starting to wonder about the validity of your ivy league diploma too. With all the money these USA guys print to cover the debt…, Benjo nods knowingly to himself, they can print anything making it look real and make seem like it can buy you something. That explains it.
Barack still trying to sell Benjo on Bordergate relentlessly ; they really mean it this time they won’t blow up any innocent fans taking the bus to the game. Anyway ,by right, they owned the stadium grounds first, way before you crazy Jews were torched in Europe. Nobody likes you guys in any neighborhood for long. Deal with it. So it was not their fault they want to evict you Any way, I told you classified info that Muslim Women don’t give good blow jobs, field tested by a former a president. They need their own stadium with their national anthem and nice cute flag too. Somewhere they can call their own where they forget their day to day problems. Everyone does it, they evict Jews. Its part of this reality TV world show since Moses. Jews piss people off when they do better than the locals.Hey didn't you guys kill that Jewish guy who was really God? You couldn't set up him on a good date? He was 32, unmarried, and need romantic SOS. All he needed was a good Jewish Matchmaker like Patty Stanger. That pissed off alot people you know too. The Palis owned the stadium when the grounds had only camels and cactus growing without water and flowers. It was just one big empty lot then. Barack pleads.
Benjo looks up to the sky and asks in disgust , is this the Promised land or is this just a sick a reality TV show and what’s this baseball metaphor bring in the fences, can’t you stick to the parting of the sea…
Benjo looks up to the sky and asks in disgust , is this the Promised land or is this just a sick a reality TV show and what’s this baseball metaphor bring in the fences, can’t you stick to the parting of the sea…
Go forth and multiply,
SAUL HOLCMAN still holy right here in NY
Emailing My Rebbe while dribble around the court looking for an open shot.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
I am also writing a book of my million dollar shot.
I did researching if there were many books on someone having an opportunity to take a million dollar shot. I found a series of children books by Dan Gutman so I decided to facebook him. He appeared to be my type of guy and he had many zany, fun and educational ideas for children. However my facebook exchange with him raised my BS meter about him even if I truly like his work and persona. Here is my exchange verbatim below:
What are your vibes? Another full of themselves opportunist doing children products? Look how he offered to help me By referring me and demonstrating to me that his ideas were stolen by this sports author? He is only advice to me is to refer me to someone who appears to in someway use this idea and perhaps prevent him from monetizing bigger. Anyway if anything I might have been the source of his inspiration since I had the most media exposure from this contest. I am most inspirational we all know that.
Something is funny here I think or a harmless exchange?
What are your vibes? Another full of themselves opportunist doing children products? Look how he offered to help me By referring me and demonstrating to me that his ideas were stolen by this sports author? He is only advice to me is to refer me to someone who appears to in someway use this idea and perhaps prevent him from monetizing bigger. Anyway if anything I might have been the source of his inspiration since I had the most media exposure from this contest. I am most inspirational we all know that.
Something is funny here I think or a harmless exchange?
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The man who stands to make $1 million tonight by sinking a single basket in Madison Square Garden has a big heart, which is a good thing, for Saul Holcman's other physical attributes are not the
In another vain attempt to watch TV news tonight game show
In another vain attempt to watch TV news tonight game show:
my mind whispers become violent wagers in a game where there are no winners at the end. Losers posing as gentleman litter the landscape. I watch in horror of the grisly details of another day on the nightly news that is dealt from a plastic shoe in a smoky back room and transported to our living room in a neat production package.
I could never understand how the pretty boys and gal journalist do it with a such a good poker face when the cards the world is holding is a losing hand in obvious fixed game of chance.
Sometimes a smile appears on the reporter face. Can they be smirking about that family values -preaching politician who was busted in a seedy downtown S&M club with his mistress. There he is plastered on the back pages of a tabloid with only thing he is wearing - a leathery twisted smile Yes the news can be sadistic and masochistic game dominated by the worst we humans can be.
I could never understand how the pretty boys and gal journalist do it with a such a good poker face when the cards the world is holding is a losing hand in obvious fixed game of chance.
Sometimes a smile appears on the reporter face. Can they be smirking about that family values -preaching politician who was busted in a seedy downtown S&M club with his mistress. There he is plastered on the back pages of a tabloid with only thing he is wearing - a leathery twisted smile Yes the news can be sadistic and masochistic game dominated by the worst we humans can be.Maybe as we are falling it feels like we are flying high with loaded dice and no way to bluff out of this one.
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