50 years of pride

50 Years of Pride and Glory

by Liran Chen and Oshik Kamin, Grade 11,
Amal Comprehensive School for Sciences and Arts, Hadera

Israel the holy land,
We'll be with you until the end
In words, no one can tell -
How much you we love you Israel.

You shine like a thousand suns
And glitter like gold,
I wish I would never be blind
To see your beauty as I grow old.

I would rather be homeless
than live in aother place,
Because, Israel,
for me you will always be the best.

So let's promise each other,
To stay together as long as we live,
Israel, I truly do believe,
You, I will never leave.

I'll be proud to march
In the rain and mud, in the sun and snow
Just to declare,
I'll protect my land, never will I say, no

You are so small
And yet no one can ignore your power,
Because you keep growing
from hour to hour.

Israel, I am proud to say,
I am a small part of your glorious land.
And my great love to you,
No stranger can understand.

This poem previously appeared in The Student's Word, The Comprehensive High School for Sciences and Arts, Amal Hadera, May 1998.

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