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In My Shabby Home In my shabby home my kingdom blooms. / Daily at the window dawn arrives / with a tiding that the sky is now clad in blue. Read more…
Evening by the River Evening arrives at / the river’s shore in rose slippers / tells the white geese to go to sleep / and corrals a herd of stars / to bathe in the river. Read more…
Not Just Once Not just once / will you stand at my window / on wild stormy nights / bathing your pale blood / in the anguish of past joy. Read more…
The Red Dress When dear summer makes its appearance, / dresses lighten, bright and pleasant; / I’m the sole one, an exception, / sheathing myself in a bold red garment. Read more…
Summer Summer, nights are round as is the moon / I love the windswept grasses and the face / of a woman / walking on silver paths deep in forest Read more…
Shifreleh’s Portrait On the wall, left of my bed / my daughter’s portrait hangs / frequently during the night I think of her / and see her lovely face / and hear her talk with me… Read more…
In Our Old Poor Home Like a sinking ship in a deep wavy sea / my little home sunk unsteady and alone / and like hungry dogs in an empty market / mice ran around crying steadily at night Read more…
The Birch Tree The birch tree in the corner of my yard / trembles with every leaf ashamed / every branch longs for sun and dew / in the shade of big locked doors Read more…
Eclipse Little children mischief makers / on your tip-toes come right here / let your old grandma sleep / I have a story about a bear… Read more…
The Beautiful Zlatke By the clear waters / stands a crooked cottage / there in that little place / is lovely Zlatke’s home Read more…