Stones the colour of amber
Steps and wall and trees.
Narrow, secretive streets
That climb and twist
Descend and return.
Getting lost in the market
Amidst bright fruit stalls
And little shops with spices;
Wood and metal and silk,
Silence and sudden voices.
David's Tower and Jaffa Gate,
Sunlight and shadow.
Cafes and bottles of water;
The heat and the smells.
A thousand rays of light.
It's all a part of you:
You are no stranger here.
From the Sinai to Jerusalem
You travelled forty years
And now you will remain.
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