Yom Kippur and the Wars That Were

she stands between two worlds

torn by October

and the scathing wars that were

highway metal memories

stark on clinging hills …

sage in sunshine patches

and Jerusalem sunsets

speaking

into

the

night …

she stands between two worlds

torn by October

and the scathing wars that were

the chilling siren

and the silence

and the stillness …

poppy checkered hills

and Jerusalem sunsets

speaking

deep

into

the

night

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.