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Last update - 16:58 21/01/2008 Friendship By Agi Mishol Tags: Friendship, Poetry, Israel  When everyone is at work and the bees are buzzing themselves further and further into the flower, i Advertisement t is then that the silence descends on us because we are good at that, especially when the days are long and the ceiling low when you put on the kettle and I give you a leg up to the light you speak, then, one word at a time like a girl transferring chicks and you are amused by the sort who discuss issues. This is a love poem and you should know that even if I am deprived of the magic wand of words and I am become like sounding brass or a ruined conch shell very far from the rain, then, with you I don't care. Translated from Hebrew by Vivian Eden. Agi Mishol's long poem sequence about childhood in the 1950s, "Biqur Bayit" (Home Visit), appears in the latest issue of "Alpayim: A Multidisciplinary Publication for Contemporary Thought and Literature. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Vision of cooperation Saudi prince says if Israel leaves Arab land, it could join the Arab world. At odds with PM Bolton says the final IDF op in Lebanon had no impact on UN truce talks.

Today Online PM: Israel won't let Gaza fall into humanitarian crisis Responses: 228 Poll: Only 16% of Israelis back Diaspora input on fate of J'lem Responses: 36 Source: Israel won't free 2/3 of prisoners demanded by Hamas Responses: 25 Israel launches new satellite bolstering ability to spy on Iran Responses: 30 Gideon Levy: The mass killing in Gaza is just hurting both sides Responses: 36 Rosner's Domain Domain's guest: Americans must help improve Israel's education system Obama's position on Israel questioned, again Why Republican candidate Mike Huckabee worries Jewish voters Rosner's Mailbox: Huckabee the candidate who would not sell Israel out Meadow Soprano is more proud of Israel than the US (WTR) More Headlines 16:34 Day after Gaza blackout, PM says 'Gazans can walk' 16:23 Haniyeh calls on Egypt to open border to let supplies into Gaza 17:00 Ministers to inquiry: PM bears onus for late Lebanon war push 16:37 Lebanon newspaper says it has photos of IDF soldiers' remains 12:59 Satellite launch bolsters ability to spy on Tehran 16:01 Lebanon says troops opened fire on IAF planes over south of country 14:49 ANALYSIS: New Israeli spy satellite sends Iran a message 08:35 Source: Israel won't free 2/3 of prisoners Hamas wants released 13:05 IDF officer lightly wounded, militant killed in Tul Karm raid Previous Editions Select Day 20 jan 18 jan 17 jan 16 jan 15 jan 14 jan 13 jan 11 jan 10 jan 09 jan 08 jan 07 jan

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