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Sunday, December 14, 2025

HANUKKAH

by Anita S. Pulier




Sure, we know the story.

Desecration of a temple,

hopelessness, sorrow.


Short on sanctified oil

the fire and light on hand

turn out to be good enough,

darkness is defeated.


And isn’t that the point?


Things are never perfect,

never, and “good enough”

is the miracle.


As each of our children

comes into their own,

defying myth and dogma,


they create for us, the

generation of overseers,

a unique spectrum in which


to pause, inhale the holiday,

embrace imperfection

redefine terms, witness

history in the making.


Anita's latest book is Leaving Brooklyn (Kelsay Books). Anita’s poems have appeared in many journals and anthologies. She has been a featured poet on The Writer's Almanac and Cultural Daily