To all the Jewish Boys
who stand up tall
protecting native land and right to live
to ancient warriors of Jewish soil
who guard its treasures
and the Bible sand,
My love I send to you
as you were one,
and love of all the
mothers of my clan,
May our joined hope
please keep you safe
and spread protection
over each young man.
Ellina Zipman
Melbourne
18.11.11
Ellina Zipman is an internationally published writer. Born in Tashkent, living in Melbourne since 1989, Ellina completed her Masters degree in music, translated a book by the Australian author Steve Carroll 'Remember Me, Jimmy James' into Russian and was selected to participate in "Portability," a bilingual writers project at the opening of the Immigration Museum. She won third prize in Monash University's Russian Writers Competition for her story "Airports." Ellina's poems were also published in the 2012 anthology, 28 People Write.
