Yom Hashoah poem: We weep together

on this morning
I am with you
in your last days…
and in my
imaginings
I hold you close
and we weep together
trembling
through long nights…
through the cold…
just know
you’re never
alone
you’re never
forgotten

About the Author

Sandra Schachter made aliya from Canada in 1968 and lived in Jerusalem for 33 years, where she was a freelance writer and editor, contributing articles and poetry to various publications around the world. She now resides in Montreal.