Scion of the Orchards and Fields, Part One
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I met Menachem Abie Levy at Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu in 1977, at which time everything written in this poem had already happened. Abie is unique: Daring, optimistic, a smile and hug for everyone -- and total dedication to family, kibbutz, army, country, and mankind. I am now reading a wonderful biography of his life. Can't put it down!
A man-child they call Abie
Name's Menachem Levy (Levi in Hebrew rhymes with Abie)
A scion of the orchards and fields
played 'soldier' with sword and shield
1964, age 19, left for dead three kilometers behind enemy lines
clawed his way back to the border through thicket and landmine
One leg paralyzed, arms nearly useless
climbed from a pit using his teeth ~
14 operations later, limbs ok, not toothless
1973, single-handedly captured Egypt's Third Division in a bunker
250 troops and their head, transported to jail in five transport clunkers
Unassuming hero, hauling irrigation pipes in jeans and muddy shoes
Menachem 'Abie' Levy, born and bred in Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2023
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