Topic Tags: Israel

“Peace does not look like a dove / or a palm branch in the Old City…” 

“Each night is a small miracle unto itself…”

“Your story is not over; your life is larger than this. / We’re listening.”

“The world is a narrow bridge, we sing in response /  But we are not afraid.” 

“And still, here we are again / clutching to an ancient book / that has traveled through time / from bitterness to joy…”

“Learn to live together as the family you have always been. Together, let us be a blessing.”

“May the souls so callously severed from their bodies find shelter, refuge, in the hidden space beneath Your wings.”

“I want to remember / the sunny days / the spring showers / and smiles and laughter…”

“This is the year the answers can’t be simple, won’t come / quickly.”

This poem is dedicated to Eden Yerushalmi & Carmel Gat.