the poem 'Everyday Life' by Yehuda Amichai.


"Once I sat on the steps by a gate at David's Tower
I placed my two heavy baskets at my side.
A group of tourists was standing around
their guide and I became their marker.
"You see that man with the baskets?
Just right of his head there's an arch from
the Roman period. Just right of his head."

I said to myself: redemption will come only if
their guide tells them, "You see that Arch from
the Roman period? It's not important, but next to it,
left and down a bit, there sits a man
who's bought fruit and vegetables for his family"