בצהרי יום [High noon] [English translation]

We went down to Yeruham to drink an afternoon can

in the dusty commercial center

the pleasure starts with a slow considered and measured walk

like a subdued turbo

The muscles worn out from the long ride

releasing in pleasure throughout all the body

twisting and stretching and made hard in the wind

that lashes dust and heat on the face

And the whole point

is to drink something cold

in the heart of the desert

The town seems to be make itself appear asleep

even this does not make us laugh

crossing the square like during a private celebration

leaving it to the sun that will be bothersome

A burst of tambourine drumming stops us all as one

a thread and a half from the shade

standing in the sun not moving, not twitching, waiting

a thread and a half from the shade

and the whole point...

We still are standing not twitching, not moving

a thread and a half from the shade

when a local girl suddenly stares even in the sun

and here in our ears says

Look at see these "Gary Coopers"

these "Clint Eastwoods", wannabes, as if mocking the burning heat

The time has come to remove your long tongue

from the culture of the west

And the whole point...

A thread and a half from the shade, we wander about

and move very slowly

a considered crossing of the square of the dusty commercial center

and geting back into the car

Afternoon in the Negev, what now? where shall we go?

clearing the throat

maybe will will succeed in killing1a small evening Turkish coffee

in Mitzpe Ramon!2

And the whole point...

1. obtaining and drinking2. a town in southern Israel where they most likely will get served a coffee