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Late Adar
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Like the golden bangles on the arms of a Bedouin woman, the hills of Gilboa bind their bracelets about the valley of Jezreel in the golden hours of late Adar evenings. Then do the women go down to…

Contributor:

Abraham Shlonsky

Places:

Kibbutz Ein Harod, Mandate Palestine (‘En H̱arod - Meuhad, Israel)

Date:

1921

Subjects:

Women, Food and drink, Love

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
Praise of the Woman’s Body
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Ah, you are fair, my darling, Ah, you are fair. Your eyes are like doves Behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats Streaming down Mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of ewes Climbi…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Hellenistic Period, 4th–2nd Century BCE

Subjects:

Love, Sexuality, Animals, Food and drink, Aesthetics

Categories:

History, Lists & Catalogues, Biblical Poetry, Literature, Poetry
Still Life
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Bread and cheese and honey on a simple table. The tea beckons golden In two thin glasses. Green, cool and fresh, The water jug, veiled in dew. On the edge a woman’s handkerchief. Next to it, a…

Contributor:

Reuven Iceland

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

First Half of the 20th Century

Subjects:

Love, Sex, Food and drink, Sexuality

Categories:

Literature, Poetry