Life-Changing Flight
I flew to Israel at age 22
Ten days after graduating college
Knew what I didn't want to do in life
Didn't know what I wanted to do
Got off the plane
Looked at the signs
All in Hebrew!
Kosher Meat -- in Hebrew
Taxi for Hire -- in Hebrew
Lod Airport -- in Hebrew (Today: Ben Gurion International Airport)
My language! My Country! My Home!
Moved there "for good" five years later
Didn't quite make a go of it, Pity!
Returned broken-hearted...
But the Flavor of the Land
The Spirit of Its People
My People!
Has never left me:
They Changed My Life
They Changed Me
For the Better
Forever!
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2018
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