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