My name is VictorI’m now a pacifistBut more importantlyI’m a recovered Zionist I was born overA half a century agoAs a Canadian citizenMy parents wanted meTo have a religious upbringingThey sent me to my grandparentsIn Israel when I was ten As every IsraeliI also served in the armyIn my years[Read More…]
Crushing my bonesWith your clubsOr gouging my eyesWith your rubber bullets Filling my lungsWith your tear-gasOr demolishing my houseWith your bulldozers Uprooting my thousand-year oldOlive treesOr destroying my vast orchardsOf orange groves Blocking me from prayingIn my mosques and churchesOr taking away my waterTo dry the roses in my tiny[Read More…]
His mother’s familyLived in the landFor fourteen hundred yearsHis father’sFor over eight hundred Celebrating lifeAnd burying their dead Breathing its airDrinking its waterSwimming in its mudWriting its historyWith sweat, tears,And blood Planting orange grovesIn its prairiesOlive orchardsAround the hillsEngraving ancient stonesIn its cavesErecting defiant castlesAnd buildingSmall mills O’ Jaffa,The bride[Read More…]
The most gentleAmongst all honorableWomenHad a spiritAs dazzling asThe garden ofEden A shy smileA sharp mindA fervent characterThat was hardlyHidden Her only weapons wereA determined willA magnificent presenceA piercing pen But her departurewas tragicHeartbreakingAnd sudden A tiny bodyStanding beforeOppression and destructionA bulldozer with a driverWho was a monstrous fiend Crushing[Read More…]
A revolutionaryAt heartA patriotFrom the start Loved by his countryTo the coreDefended freedomEven more Hated arroganceIn shape and toneFought tyrannyWith every bone He was the conscienceOf his peopleStriking fear in the enemyAnd made it feeble Stood upAnd out loud saidRise upAnd raise your head Occupation is the rootOf our miseryResisting[Read More…]
The house was elegantSparklingAnd gloriousThe owners were eloquentPleasantAnd graciousThe garden was exquisiteGreenAnd spacious Down the streetThey were runningBarefootHungryCryingBut cunning Chased awayBy bulliesBeaten up and robbedArriving half-nakedThey cried and sobbed Come on inAnd get some restYou are welcomeAs our honored guest The owners helped outAnd did their bestGot ‘em a hut[Read More…]
You may rob me of The last inch of my landOr deprive me of A kiss on my mother’s hand You may feed my youth To the prison one dayOr deny my son a smile Or a suit on his birthday You may bulldoze my home And cut my treeDemonize[Read More…]
Jew and ArabArab and JewSo much in commonWith Zionism, so few Life is preciousFor me and youChildren of AbrahamOur shared heritageIn old times and new Remember AndulosiaJews then knewThat under IslamThey were protectedAnd earned the respectThey were due Averros and MaimonidesCoexistedSide by Side In a beautiful spiritThat was true When[Read More…]
Ali loved to visit his older brotherAnd play with his nieceThey were from a village near JerusalemCalled Abu DisIt was next to a big settlementCalled Ma’ale AdumimShe was twelve; he was fourteen One morning they were playing ballBouncing high, the ball went over the wall Trying to retrieve it, he[Read More…]
Once upon a timeIn the Jungle WorldA coyote was livingIn Cougarland Treated like dirtIt was only allowed toLive with its brand But whenever it tried toMix and fit inThey were dumped inThe burning sand When cougars became angryCoyotes paid the priceThey were chased away And couldn’t take a stand On[Read More…]
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