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Zelda
WITH MY GRANDFATHER
Like our father Abrahamwho counted stars at night,
who called out to his Creator
from the furnace,
who bound his son
on the altar –
so was my grandfather.
The same perfect faith
in the midst of the flames,
the same dewy gaze
and soft-curling beard.
Outside, it snowed;
outside, they roared:
“There is no justice,
no judge.”
And in the shambles of his room,
cherubs sang
of the Heavenly Jerusalem.
© Translation: 2004, Marcia Lee Falk
From: The Spectacular Difference
Publisher: Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 2004
From: The Spectacular Difference
Publisher: Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 2004
WITH MY GRANDFATHER
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© 1985, Zelda
From: Shirey Zelda
Publisher: Hakibbutz Hameuchad,
From: Shirey Zelda
Publisher: Hakibbutz Hameuchad,
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WITH MY GRANDFATHER
From: Shirey Zelda
WITH MY GRANDFATHER
Like our father Abrahamwho counted stars at night,
who called out to his Creator
from the furnace,
who bound his son
on the altar –
so was my grandfather.
The same perfect faith
in the midst of the flames,
the same dewy gaze
and soft-curling beard.
Outside, it snowed;
outside, they roared:
“There is no justice,
no judge.”
And in the shambles of his room,
cherubs sang
of the Heavenly Jerusalem.
© 2004, Marcia Lee Falk
From: The Spectacular Difference
Publisher: 2004, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati
From: The Spectacular Difference
Publisher: 2004, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati
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