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This poem is dedicated to Eden Yerushalmi & Carmel Gat.
a breeze goes through blades of grass against a blue sky
This version of the ‘Unetaneh Tokef’ prayer refers to the atrocities that took place on Oct. 7.
a dusty road
A powerful poem, remembering those whose lives were lost on October 7th
a single leaf on the ground
“For the length of a medical visit my imagination roamed the wreckage of another’s mind and hers, mine…” 
silver stethoscpe
“they are far / unreachable / underground…”
an empty desert landscape
“In truth, / I just want them home…”
the contrast of darrk and light on a building made of Jerusalme stone
“What about welcoming the / stranger, I whisper…”
people sitting at a Passover table
“And I wish / The fields of Israel’s kalaniot — red poppies — / Were all that were needed to generate peace”
a field of red poppies
“Waiting for the release of the Hostages / Waiting for the end of the War / Waiting for the rebuilding of Gaza…”
a peace sign made of leaves

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