Sunset on Yaffo Street, Jerusalem

To Jerusalem

To Jerusalem And I know, Oh breath behind the wind, You know that I call to her Cry to her, grin at the curves…

Tank with Israeli flag: From the Field by Yonah ben-Avraham

From the Field

I’ve seen your eyes in the desert Glimpsing dusted moments from between those two rocks, embracing from eternity to now I’ve seen your smile…

IDF soldier's grave: Why - poem by Yonah ben-Avraham

Why

To my left I hear the rise and fall Of stunted, shallow breath. To my right I hear the harrowed call To save our…

Babylon County (street in Washington Heights, NY)

Babylon County

On the banks of the Hudson I wept as I remembered Zion I wept as behind me my sisters spoke of how great it…

The Old Guard: Acre Prison

The Old Guard

A man is buried today. Who is a Jew that the nations love? One that serves their interests, who sits in their court and…

Living Waters poem: olives on a tree

Living Waters

Master of the Universe, as the moon you have made us The wax and wane of eternal tides To run your course, seek your…

Gray skies before the downpour

Downpour in Netanya

Wild tempest and Torrential grey Beat nature unto the shoals Of my soul The stormdance of Gale and gust Ripping at my pages Tears…