YOU ARE NOT ALONE

HOMAGE TO THE HOSTAGES

Stolen from Israel, our precious hostages lie isolated in a hostile dark. Despite their disconnect, millions who knew them not, know them today as family. 
Such is the sentiment expressed in this poem by Fonda Dubb of Eilat.
(David Kaplan Lay of the Land editor)

By Fonda Dubb

We feel your pain
We feel your suffering
Our souls are connected with yours
You are not alone

Your strength is from the Lord
Your Creator
You are not alone

We grieve with you
and grieve for you
Your longing to be home
You will never be forgotten
You are not alone

We cry for you
We do not know you
You are “people ” some of us have never met
Yet my heart sings a song of love and tears
Longing for you to come home
To be freed from your chains of bondage
And united again together with your family and friends

How brave you are!!
We simple mortals cannot feel nor see your pain
But cry in unison
That soon you will be free to roam in our beloved land again
While I who do not know you
shed tears of sorrow and love
To come back again
You are not alone

I feel you belong to me
I pray that almighty G-d will protect you all
And give you strength to live each day in a noble way
Knowing
You are not Alone

Hashem anoints your head with precious oils
And heals you in a calming way
With thoughts of coloured butterflies
Of white, blue, yellow and red
that come gently down to rest upon your shoulders
So you can rest at night
to give you peace of mind
You are not alone

I shed a final tear with hope, love and prayer
to restore your mind
Knowing
You are not alone

We live in a world that cares
And cries for you with might
We blow you kisses
We send you hugs
To hold you and secure you tight
So you are not alone at night
And to feel our tears
That are not in vain that splash upon our pillows at night
To protect you all the day and night
With a gentle smile
We send a glow of light to spread our message to tell you
Spread out on a golden sheet
Our love for will never waver
YOU ARE NOT ALONE

About the poet:

Fonda Dubb, a former South African who in her own daring way challenged the apartheid regime by teaching dance and cooking in “Black areas” in the Eastern Cape and Northern Transvaal. Fonda Dubb, today, resides in Eilat, Israel (see article: The Right Moves). Her lifelong concern for others has led to her receiving numerous awards, most notably in 2012 the ‘Woman of the Year Miller Prize’ for volunteerism from the Mayor of Eilat. In recent times, Fonda has taken to writing poetry drawing from her experiences both in South Africa and Israel.

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