SILENCE OF THE POET EREV YOM KIPPUR 5770
Silence of the poet-
Holy Fear-
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POETRY HAS ITS OWN MUSIC
Poetry has its own music-
A mind empty of it
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WEAKNESS IS NOT A POEM
Weakness is not a poem-
Nor is sickness-
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THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD
The problems of the world-
The problems of my own little life-
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FOR SO MANY YEARS I PURSUED FAME
For so many years I pursued Fame
And never succeeded in catching it.
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THE STARS OF YESTERYEAR
The sadness of Life
Its Beauty-
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I AM A MINOR PLAYER IN THIS WORLD
I am a minor player in this world
A bit player on this stage
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THE SLOW MIND THE SLEEPING MIND
The slow mind the sleeping mind
The mind that cannot move
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AN OLD POET SHOULD BLESS THE YOUNG
An old poet
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I HAVE WRITTEN TOO MANY POEMS OF DESPAIR
I have written too many poems of despair-
Too much complaint-
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