God Hid His Face
Selected Poems of RAJZEL ZYCHLINSKY
 
In My Dreams I Once Walked Here
(Dedicated to Melekh Ravitsh)

In my dreams I once 
walked here. 
The road curved 
down to the river. 
The tall fir trees, they recognized me, 
and with their shadows they wiped away 
the dust from my steps.

The water rushes,
runs, 
through veins 
of leaves, 
stones, 
drives my blood 
to bright, broad oceans. 
And here is the big, warm stone. 
We embrace 
like old, good friends 
after long years of separation.

Translated by Barnett Zumoff

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