Flight of a Butterfly

By Bryan B. Kagan

The butterfly goes through many changes and stages in its life cycle. Its fragile existence is short-lived, but in one brief season of flight, it tickles our minds with its colorful flapping wings that beautify the gardens of this world. "Flight of a Butterfly" is a vibrant spiritual journey, a solemn yet rejoiceful chronological collection of devotional poetry of one mans soul, who like the butterfly grows and matures through the stages of his development. Reverent and meditative these deeply sensitive and passionate poems acknowledge and emphasize the miracle of Gods love, blessings and presence in our everyday existence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 21, 2001
• ISBN: 9781462823857

Bryan B. Kagan

Bryan B. Kagan is a board certified podiatrist and pedorthist who has lectured nationally and published articles on Podiatric Medicine and Pedorthics. His first book of poetry, Flight of a Butterfly, a spiritual journey, was well received. A native of New York, born in Albany, he grew up in Poughkeepsie. He attended the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel and Yeshiva University in New York City. He graduated from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and completed his residency training at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Dancing in the Mist is Bryans second book of poetry. It is a journey through passion in life performed to the music that touches our souls. He lives in New Rochelle, New York with Maggie, his wife of 27 years and their three children.

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FLIGHT OF A

BUTTERFLY

Bryan B. Kagan

Copyright © 2001 by Bryan B. Kagan.

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in writing from the copyright owner.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the

product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance

to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Contents

WRITER’S INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ECSTASY

THE PALACE

WAR

A VOICE

CONFUSION

MIDDLE EAST HOPES

ERETZ

TREASON

JORDANA CLAIRE

ZEIDE

SHATTERED HEARTS

FLIGHT

THE KEY

ECOLOGICAL S’DOM

HARMONY

SUNBURST

YOM KIPPUR

SUCCAH

REBIRTH

AMERICAN JEW

THE END

AT THE PRECIPICE

THE LIGHT

MESSIAH

BOUQUET OF ISRAEL

THE SOUL OF MAN

GALUT

SPIRITUAL GEAR

ODYSSEY

TICK . . .TICK . . .TICK

. . .TICK . . .TICK . . .

CLOUDS

ANGELIC MICHAEL

MURMURINGS

IN PHAROAHS COURT

PSALM OF ENLIGHTENMENT

JERUSALEM

EYES

YOU

SPARKLE

TENT OF SARAH

KAVANNAH

EXISTENCE

BROKENHEARTED

DANCING

ELUL

PEACE

THE GARDENER

THE DREAM

INTROSPECTION

THE ONE AND ONLY

ANGEL OF MY HEART

CROWN OF GLORY

FOREVER . . . .

DROUGHT

WADING IN THE SEA OF LIFE

STRETCH

MY MOTHERS LAST SONG

GUARDIAN ANGEL

TRANSMIGRATION

ROSH HASHANA

HIDDEN FACE

TREE OF LIFE

HODU LO

SPIRITUAL RHYTHM

RIVER OF FIRE

TOP OF THE WORLD

AFTER LIFE

PRINCESS OF THE SEA

PLEASE!

SOLITARY MAN

THE SHABBAT QUEEN

MIDDLE OF THE WEEK

THE MUSICIAN

THE ETERNAL THREAD

THROUGH YOUR EYES

REJOICE

PASSION OF PASSOVER IN

ISRAEL AT THE DEAD SEA

YOUR SMILE

SPARKS OF YOUR

INSPIRATION

MOTHERS, THEIR BABIES,

TEENAGERS AND ELDERS

TOO ARE THE LATEST

TERRORIST VICTIMS IN THE

MIDDLE EAST WAR

LOST IN EXILE

WITH PERFECT FAITH

KADOSH . . . KADOSH . . .

KADOSH

SOMETIMES

HEAVENLY CALL

DAYS OF AWE

This book is dedicated to the memory of

my dear mother,

Shirley Smyle Kagan

and my beloved grandparents

Benzion and Masha Kagan

WRITER’S INTRODUCTION

The butterfly goes through many stages in its life cycle. Its fragile exist-

ence is short-lived, but in one brief season of flight, it tickles our

minds with its colorful flapping wings that beautify the gardens of this

world. I hope this is how you will find Flight of a Butterfly, the

journey of one man’s soul.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I wish to express my deep felt gratitude to my dear wife of 25 years,

Maggie, a true Ashet Chayil, a woman of valor, my walking partner

and devoted mother; to my children, Jordana, Ben(Benzion) and

Seth(Elisha), gifts from G-d who have been my