On the Shore, Tel Aviv, Winter 1974

Raquel Chalfi

1975

A crocodile cloud swallowed a cloud-cloud.
All is clogged
and where did the war go?
The pier is painted red and yellow
with the inscription: Tel Aviv.
The drums of the depths are indifferent.
In the sky shadowy figures
frolic unhurriedly. An infinite wrestling arena
in slow-motion takes.
A crane rises above the luxury hotel
Hilton. And where did…
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Creator Bio

Raquel Chalfi

b. 1945

Raquel Chalfi is a poet, playwright, journalist, and filmmaker, who was born and raised in Tel Aviv. Educated at the Hebrew University as well as at the University of California at Berkeley and the American Film Institute, Chalfi has edited documentary programs for Kol Israel radio, and has directed films and television programs. She received the Bialik Prize in 2006.

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