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7 Haiku for Parsha Vayetzei (Sheep Lead to Love)

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December 9, 2016

I
I wouldn’t complain
about stones for pillows when
ladders are nearby.

II
Water the sheep and
you will get the girl. Oh, the
water in the well.

III
Lesson learned. At your
wedding, make sure to lift the
veil. The right wife.

IV
No offense, Laban
The wives, the wealth, the children.
There’s no place like home.

V
The effect striped poles
can have on mating sheep can’t
be understated.

VI
Off you go Jacob!
Laban will try to stop you.
God will intervene.

VII
Uncle and nephew
and their monument of peace
Canaan angels sing.

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