Young Israeli Poets Believe in God

HaAretz is publishing a laudable anthology of young Israeli poets, edited by Beni Tziffer. The paper is shocked by what they see: The young generation believes in God! This dramatic change parallels the country's political turn to the right, rejecting the godless, leftist, socialist generation of their parents and grandparents.

Poets are important. I understood their worth when their portraits started to appear on Israel's new bank notes, with the despairing Nathan Alterman on the 200 shekel note (57 US$). It is quite possible that Ayala Glick, of the poem right, will decorate the 2,000 shekel note around 2050.

"When God betrayed me"

When God betrayed me the first time,
the leaves did not change their colors,
the cup of tea slowly cooled
no plates were broken

God lies to me with poker face
says that again will be late from the office
while I walk on my toes
to avoid waking

The heavens are lipstick red
the tea boils again
and the leaves
gods.

(J.: Note that gods and leaves sound the same in Hebrew. She was born in 1988 in Jerusalem and served in the elite 8200 intelligence unit. She is working on her doctorate in theoretical physics. Married + 1)