 He considers a good religious poem one that would cheer and gladden him while it would also make him weep; that would break the haughtiness of his heart and inspire him with love for God.Although his own poems display little taste or beauty, the kabbalists were fond of quoting them, and some of his "piyyuṭim" became part of the Sephardic "Maḥzor".Lonzano called his chief work "Shetei Yadot" (= "Two Hands"; Venice, 1618), taking the title from ; and, keeping to the same figure, he divided these two "hands" into five "fingers" ("eẓba'ot") each.