Although we live in a large detached house
With an extensive summer garden
I have noticed that Rachel
Sits under her cherry tree on fine days
And chats to the low wooden fence
That separates her garden from the railway
She is a beautiful Jewess with raven eyes and raven hair
And like me writes poetry but only in Hebrew
This is a language that I struggle with frequently
I have given her a book of my poetry which was happily received
In return she has given Mary a portrait of her husband Joseph
Which is rich in its detail and shows the low fence
To its greatest advantage under the deep lime trees