Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Long Ago and Far Away

In the pictures, I’m smiling,

My face deeply tanned,

Surrounded by friends

In a faraway land.

 

A summer in Israel,

Without any cares,

To spend meeting people

At work picking pears.

 

We woke at 4:30

And, after a meal,

We boarded the trucks;

Oh, that life did appeal!

 

So different from all

That I knew from before.

To sweat in the orchards

Felt not like a chore

 

But like an adventure,

To be there among

Others on their own journeys,

All carefree and young.

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