***Note to parents- For the month of December I plan on posting a poem about each of the 3 major holidays celebrated in December. No particular attention will be paid to one over the other, nor am I soliciting the celebration of them. I would like the children to look at them from a personal standpoint and from a historical standpoint. Please contact me directly if any concerns arise. ***

Happy Hanukkah
Outside, snow is slowly, softly
Falling through the wintry night.
In the house, the brass menorah
Sparkles with the candlelight.
Children in a circle listen
To the wondrous stories told,
Of the daring Maccabeans
And the miracles of old.
In the kitchen, pancakes sizzle,
Turning brown, they'll soon be done.
Gifts are waiting to be opened,
Happy Hanukkah's begun.
-Eva Grant