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King David was old, advanced in years. Though covered in bedclothes, he could not get warm. They searched the land of Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abischag the Shunammite, who was…
Contributor:
André Spire
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Paris, French Third Republic
(Paris, France)
Date:
1925
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Your glory, O Israel,
Lies slain on your heights;
How have the mighty fallen!
Tell it not in Gath,
Do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon,
Lest the daughters of the Philistine rejoice,
Les…
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Biblical Period
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Contributor:
Bill Gold
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1942
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We left slowly. The night was pale.
In the distance the lights flickered.
And you were all loveliness like your two eyes
With tears cupped in them.
The jackal howled as you went to the vineyard
You…
Contributor:
Haim Hefer
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1948
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Eva and Olivia. A table set for tea.
Eva:Oh, Olivia, this dampness is terrible, every bone in my body aches. (Olivia lights a cigarette.) That is an awful habit.
Olivia:(Gleefully.) Ye…
Contributor:
Richard Greenberg
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1990
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On a night like this if a shudder were to shake your flesh as though a nightmare
had severed your sleep I could have risen and quietly walked to the kitchen
to write you a poem that would bring you…
Contributor:
Yitzhak Laor
Places:
Bloomington, United States of America
(Tel Aviv, Israel)
Date:
1982