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Samuel Menashe
Samuel Menashe
(September 16, 1925 – August 22, 2011 / New York City)
Poems by Samuel Menashe : 24 / 38
Scissors - Poem by Samuel Menashe
Sharpen your wit—
Each half of it—
Before you shut
Scissors to cut
Shear skin deep
Underneath wool
Expose the sheep
Whose leg you pull
Poems by Samuel Menashe : 24 / 38
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Poem Submitted: Friday, December 16, 2011
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