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His Wrinkled Hands

His wrinkled hands, the texture of sand
    creases and grooves line the space of his face
  You notice his gait, a trifle unsteady
    but at 5:00 a.m., he's prayed, for work he's ready

  He's a man of the Torah, in the Land of Israel
    scion of pioneers who drained the swamps,
                                         made the desert flower

  Born on the land, a Jew through and through
    with his loving wife, raised five 'olive shoots'
  tho' only two will work the land in their mud-stained boots

  But that's ok. His strapping saplings will all toil in Torah's well
    A rich man, he: lived a Torah life on the land, the Land of Israel

Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2023

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Michael Tor Date: 7/8/2023 12:08:00 AM I can see this Special man Gershon, almost like in a movie that is so special... Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/8/2023 9:47:00 PM Appreciate the compliment, Michael!

Kim Rodrigues Date: 7/7/2023 3:57:00 PM Love the olive shoot imagery! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/8/2023 9:47:00 PM Thank you for the kind words, Kim.

Robert Gorelick Date: 7/6/2023 5:22:00 PM You describe a real mench~Salt of the earth. Fine description of a strong dying breed. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/8/2023 9:47:00 PM Who will be populate the next generaiton of artisans and craftsmen?

Valsa George Date: 7/5/2023 10:09:00 PM I feel a lot of appreciation for this aged man with wrinkled hands and deep ravines on his face, still ready for work, living according to the ideals of Torah. Let him live happily on with his wife and children who surround his table like "olive shoots"......Beautifully written, Gershon Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/8/2023 9:41:00 PM The olive shoots will one day be like our protagonist, craggy, gnarled trees, dotting the hills of Judea and Samaria, what the leftist world likes to call 'the West Bank.' (It's just the west bank of the Jordan River, part of Israel's great heritage if the world would truly 'wake up.)