Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLXVII: "Israelis leaving in record numbers"
I turn, turning back
to see Tel Aviv’s sunset
for the last time ...
this new neighbor’s words fade
in Toronto's snowfall
Over 150,000 citizens have left the country in the past two years alone — many of them with a one-way ticket and no plans of returning.
And this tanka is a sequel to the following:
Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCXI: "beach party and booms"
Tel Aviv's beach party
the faint boom, boom, boom
from Gaza
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLXVIII: "incarceration crisis"
hands starfished
against detention windows --
candlelights swell
FYI:
Haaretz, January 14 2026:
Mass Arrests With Nowhere to Hold Them: Overcrowding Deepens Israel's Incarceration Crisis
A growing number of Palestinians suspected of illegal entry are being held in police custody in overcrowded cells, even told to 'defecate on each other.'
And this is a sequel to the following:
Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLI: "Sde Teiman"
crimson twilight
at the edge of Sde Teiman
a scream snaps in two
FYI: +972 Magazine, Independent Journalism from Israel-Palestine,
NewsLetter, Nov. 18, 2025:
Torture, neglect, and starvation: new data reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLXIX: "smoky moon"
from charred trees
to ruins of empty houses
smoky moon over Gaza
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLXX: "the yellow line"
a ponytailed girl
holds her brother’s hand
to search for firewood ...
"pop, pop" near the yellow line
take out the hidden threat
FYI:
Haaretz, Jan. 15 2026:
Three Months Into Gaza Cease-fire: Israel Expands Control and Razes Neighborhoods
Added:
still-born birthday
the sparkling window frost
in her nursery
Added:
for "Heated Rivalry" stars Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander
hockey stars
fight each other on the ice
then burn red-hot
elsewhere -- eyes after eyes
glued to the screen, sparkling
