chaimoigen wrote on 03 Jun 2024 00:15:

We arrived at this hallowed site,
Unsure of what fate held in store,
Greeted by the gentle touch of sunlight,
A warmth that reached to our very core.
                               ...Here we got a warm hand and a hug

An unwavering leader, steeped in compassion,
A guide who comprehended our struggles,
Lifted us from the depths of despair,
And restored our spirits, once so troubled.
                              ...In you we found a mentor

In this sanctuary, we discovered solace,
In the presence of a teacher, wise and kind,
Who illuminated our path with wisdom,
And nurtured our hearts and minds.
                           ...Here we found "hope"!

כשם שזכית לסיים שנה זו, כן תזכה להתחיל ולסיים שנים אחרים
החותם בדחילו ורחימו,
יפתח

Reb Chaim,

Here's a toast to Life, and my thanks to the רבונו של עולם for having once more beheld you pure Eyes radiating love and warmth.

Your elevated Living should forever remain on lofty plateaus as you climb higher and higher.

May you be זוכה to help many more GYE brothers, and we should all bring tremendous נחת to our Father Above.

החותם מתוך רגשי אהבה, חיבה, וידידות. חלקך בהצלת חיי נפשי לעולם תעמוד לנגד עיני

Muttel

Dear Reb CO, friend, rebbe, confidant, therapist, counselor and doctor to so many of us,
MAZAL TOV ON 400 DAYS!!!!
What you've done here in that time is unreal. With regard to your personal growth, and even more so in regard to all of us!!!
Dear friend, may you only have menuchas Hanefesh, bracha, hatzlacha and loads of nachas for many happy, healthy years!
And may your services on GYE not be needed by anybody in klal Yisroel...

מעןמק הלב,
ווייל א הארץ שפירט א הארץ,
חבירך,
עירי

CO - I second eerie's post.

But @eerie something is off with your signature... How'd you get to עירי? When typing eerie into Google Translate to Yiddish it gave me שרעקלעך and for Hebrew it gave me מַפְחִיד.

Heeling wrote on 18 Jun 2024 19:04:

Mstama when he started here his actions were "eerie". But now he's the melech of the whole city. 

Outside he walks with confidence,
his smile broad and warm
Decisive, calm, full of thoughtful wisdom 
      And usually so  
                        (damn) inspiring.

but he’s been  
      completely crumbling on the inside

ever since his world cracked
       events moving in
uncontrollable, unimaginable directions 
        
    He now ever 
….. falters
caught in impotent agony
                  and crushing  grief
watching helplessly ,
            with clenched fists and hollow eyes
as slivers and chunks of his innermost heart  
            are 
               teetering precariously on the 
          brink between ruination and salvation.

      Torn by impossible choices. 

He is just flaking away in the wind. 

                       And (mostly) no one can 
                       see. 

It’s anguish seeing
          the clearest, soft green eyes
    dull now in pain,
           Futile dull raging at the dying of the light.  Disconnected and blasé, she looks away even when she is looking right at me and I can’t bear to see it 

                       And (mostly) no one can 
                       See. 

But  then , it began: 
Chess pieces and players moving,
    each smoothly playing a specific role
guided by the Grandmaster, following His playbook. 

Softly, events unfurling like the dawn that breaks above the holy mountain : 
וירא את המקום מרחוק 

Oh, I know that -
    Softly whispered sighs and teardrops
                  Arising 
From a quiet secret circle of extraordinary men
close knit        
      friendship - 
                Bound in brotherhood 
                        Forged in battleweary quiet sharing; the camaraderie of lifted lonesomeness,
So, one by one each brother calling quietly, entreating for Yeshuos and Rachamim… with urgent heartfelt pain. 

And like gentle rain,
        It is coming now, beginning. 

                   Even though (mostly) no one can see, I (we) are not alone. Not alone!! 

Hope. 
קוה קויתי אל ה׳ …

Please, please keep Davening Tayereh …. 
There are no words to express my thanks. 

Oy Reb Chaim! Where there are no words a hug is all we can give. We won't stop Davening and entreating Hashem to take away the pain. Please G-d help this holy man emerge from whatever he's going through, so that his smile is true reflection of of inner peace and happiness. Help him help others by giving him that which he needs and send ישועות and רפואות to all of כלל ישראל בקרוב ממש.

המצפה לישועה
מבקש

Through portico of my elegant house you stalk
With your wild furies, disturbing garlands of fruit
And the fabulous lutes and peacocks, rending the net
Of all decorum which holds the whirlwind back.
Now, rich order of walls is fallen; rooks croak
Above the appalling ruin; in bleak light
Of your stormy eye, magic takes flight
Like a daunted witch, quitting castle when real days break.

Fractured pillars frame prospects of rock;
While you stand heroic in coat and tie, I sit
Composed in Grecian tunic and psyche-knot,
Rooted to your black look, the play turned tragic:
Which such blight wrought on our bankrupt estate,

What ceremony of words can patch the havoc?


But then again, maybe if she'd had some friends and a relationship with God she wouldn't have put her head in the oven. Keep on trucking!

No poetry from me. 
The only lines I will (continue to) say are the ones written Eons ago by the Grand Poet himself .
His Verses say it all.
Holding your hand, 

To my beloved R' Chaim,

Though in the distance I may stay
And not reach out each and every day.
Know that it isn't due to forgetting or not feeling 
For the pain of a dear brother who needs great healing.

Know that my soul feels bound with yours indeed,
My heart bleeds with the anguish that to you our Creator does feed,
Oh, how I wish your pain can become mine and relieve you
To be calmed, tranquil, and focused on leading your holy flock too. 

But alas, I'm powerless to change anything here,
and can only feel along and shed a tear.

May our father on high bless you will all,
To make you whole inside and standing tall.
Where משיח comes our way with a blast,
Rebuilding the Holy house, priests its caste
Speedily!

הכותב וחותם מתוך אהבה עמוקה מאד, בלב מלא הרגש, דמע, ותפילה שטוחה לפני אדון כל העולמים שתזכה לראות כל משאלות לבך במהרה ממש,
מאטיל

redfaced wrote on 24 Jul 2024 18:16:

And the sad thing about blank verse is that anything is poetry. You just gotta break up the lines better. Like this ^

I have absolutely no words. Only tears.

Tears of pain and tears of joy. 

Hearing you voice again, this time broken up by tears of joy instead of other tears... Ah!!! Ah frisheh luft!!!!

BeH things should go veiter in the right direction. Having you in mind תמיד!

באהבה והערכה,
יפתח ה' לך את אוצרו הטוב 

Wow.
Dearest CO, the emotions you brought up with those oh do powerful words!
My friend, we are davening, learning, begging, pleading, and we are always, but always, at your side. 
Friend, these friends really love you and care for you and all of yours. May you only keep sharing great news!

או חברותא או מיתותא 

ותו לא מידי

נפשי אני חייב לכם