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Yehuda Amichai
1924 - 2000
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Let The Memorial Hill Remember
Let the memorial hill remember instead of me, / that's what it's here for. Let the par in-memory-of remember, / let the street that's-named-for remember,
Love Of Jerusalem
There is a street where they sell only red meat / And there is a street where they sell only clothes and perfumes. And there / is a day when I see only cripples and the blind
Memorial Day For The War Dead
Memorial day for the war dead. Add now / the grief of all your losses to their grief, / even of a woman that has left you. Mix
My Child Wafts Peace
My child wafts peace. / When I lean over him, / It is not just the smell of soap.
My Father
The memory of my father is wrapped up in / white paper, like sandwiches taken for a day at work. / Just as a magician takes towers and rabbits
Near The Wall Of A House
Near the wall of a house painted / to look like stone, / I saw visions of God.
Of Three Or Four In The Room
Out of three or four in the room / One is always standing at the window. / Forced to see the injustice amongst the thorns,
On Rabbi Kook's Street
On Rabbi Kook's Street / I walk without this good man, / A streiml he wore for prayer
Once A Great Love
Once a great love cut my life in two. / The first part goes on twisting / at some other place like a snake cut in two.
Quick And Bitter
The end was quick and bitter. / Slow and sweet was the time between us, / slow and sweet were the nights
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