Early morning when I’m feeling devilly,
I rise before cockcrow makes reveille,
in order to daven,
which helps me to govern
my woodies in woods close to Beverly.
Inspired by “East of Eden, ” which Linda and I saw this evening. Montgomery Clift plays the role of Private Prewitt who blows the bugle each morning for reveille.
The area where I live is called Beverlywood, just three blocks south of Beverly Hills. Daven is yiddish for pray. It is derived from an Old German word for dawn.
2/4/09
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem