We Left Slowly
Haim Hefer
1948
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
Your tears flowing like sap from a tree.
And you remembered the hours before
We went out to battle by the narrow path.
You remembered our laughter like…
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