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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Creator Bio

Haim Hefer

1925–2012

Born in Sosnowiec, Poland, Haim Hefer immigrated to Palestine with his family in 1936. Hefer joined the Palmach at age seventeen and, during his service, was a founding member of Israel’s first military entertainment troupe, the Chizbatron. His songwriting and poetry from the early years of the Israeli state were vital to the development of the nation’s cultural identity.

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