Poems on Pregnancy and Birth
To bear a child. A creature that grows inside you, attached to your familiar body. How is he attached to your invisible soul? My nine months of pregnancy became a time of enlightenment. It was a transformation beyond comparison, an experience of communicating with a new part of me who…
Flying Lessons
Monsieur Maurice Havivel (The meaning in Hebrew is "Beloved by god") immigrated to Israel from the island of Djerba - off the shores of Tunisia. Deep in his heart he kept the secret of the flying Jews, who had come two thousand years ago to that remote spot, carrying on…
Awake in My Sleep
Awake in My Sleep is a collection of poems dedicated to the Night - the mysterious zone of sleep, darkness and strange, wonderful dreams. This fragile moments before we close our eyes - children and grown ups alike - bring out our deepest thoughts on hopes and fears, on daily…
In NoFear land No one checks your bag At the entrance of a movie theatre Or the supermarket And you can sit in a restaurant By the open window And you can travel anywhere Without telling someone first And you do not have to worry Who is sitting next to you on the bus, Or weather the wire peeping out of his bag Is a Discman or a bomb In NoFear land You go out of your house And return Just the way you left. Hedgehog Like a Hedgehog I move about my world covered with shields Ready to hide. But when panic strikes all my thorns, sharp as knives turn around And stab me inside. The Courage to be…