These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by each family in every province and town. These days of Purim should not be neglected by the Jewish people, and that they should not be forgotten by their descendants. Ester 9:28
On Plymouth hoe, across the sound
A vista of the sea is found,
Where countless vessels through the years
Have journeyed to and from to cheers.
As crowds with joy or sadness, tears
Have watched with longing, even fears
Their loved ones journey cross the seas
Where dangers, battles, oft did seize.
This place where history’s pages name
The loss of life, white stone proclaim
Such selfless duty, those who gave
That lasting peace our lives to save.
Hard now it seems as there I see
That peaceful scene, the balmy sea,
The hurt, the harm, the anarchy,
That cross these water’s once decreed.
Lord, may I ever keep in mind
Such sacrifice, nor leave behind,
The memory of passing years
The hurt, the harm, the undried tears.
Help me the peace of tranquil sea
Absorb within my life and be
A beacon of your lasting peace,
That war and hatred truly cease
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal” From an Irish headstone
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