seder night

its pesach night again
my husband the seder led
my 7 year old, in bed
lest a seizure rear its head

just him and i, no guests
finish early, more time to rest
its the way i like best
so my patience wont be put to the test

short to the point most meaningful to me
but there is something missing, can you see
convenient but not the way it should be
quite unlike my childhood memory

im always so tired when the seder comes
so happy to celebrate early and  run
but will i ever pass  to my son
all the wonderful things G-d has done?

the warm enchanted feelings of my youth
of late seder nights and the different things we do
yossi i long to share it with you
so you can be excited too

id stay up to the wee hours if needed
to show you how each step proceded
i see the seder differently in adulthood
but i remember the wonder i once had

i sit at the seder: read and recall
miracles that hashem did for one and all
as an adult, im still not in their shoes
but their troubles have more meaning to me
struggles are a reality

i think of all the boundaires in my life
and yearn for G-d to set me free
to split apart the sea of troubles
and let life flow smoothly