Poem
Adi Assis
GENESIS
In the beginninghe created an ear for himself
and didn’t hear.
Created a mouth
and didn’t speak.
Created a pen and tacked it on his ear.
He vomited ink all day long
and then there was evening.
He created a sleeve to wipe
the oozing blue.
Didn’t succeed.
The ink became dark,
and stars emerged.
© Translation: 2015, Adi Assis
בְּרֵאשִׁית
בְּרֵאשִׁית
בְּרֵאשִׁית
בָּרָא לְעַצְמוֹ אֹזֶן
וְלֹא שָׁמַע.
בָּרָא פֶּה
וְלֹא דִּבֵּר.
בָּרָא עֵט וְנָעַץ בָּאֹזֶן.
הֵקִיא דְּיוֹ כָּל הַיּוֹם
וַיְהִי עֶרֶב.
בָּרָא שַׁרְווּל לְנַגֵּב
אֶת הַכָּחֹל הַזָּב.
לֹא הִצְלִיחַ.
כָּהֲתָה הַדְּיוֹ,
צָצוּ בָּהּ כּוֹכָבִים.
בָּרָא לְעַצְמוֹ אֹזֶן
וְלֹא שָׁמַע.
בָּרָא פֶּה
וְלֹא דִּבֵּר.
בָּרָא עֵט וְנָעַץ בָּאֹזֶן.
הֵקִיא דְּיוֹ כָּל הַיּוֹם
וַיְהִי עֶרֶב.
בָּרָא שַׁרְווּל לְנַגֵּב
אֶת הַכָּחֹל הַזָּב.
לֹא הִצְלִיחַ.
כָּהֲתָה הַדְּיוֹ,
צָצוּ בָּהּ כּוֹכָבִים.
© 2009, Adi Assis
From: Haneshek Haham (Firearms)
Publisher: Helicon, 2009
From: Haneshek Haham (Firearms)
Publisher: Helicon, 2009
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GENESIS
In the beginninghe created an ear for himself
and didn’t hear.
Created a mouth
and didn’t speak.
Created a pen and tacked it on his ear.
He vomited ink all day long
and then there was evening.
He created a sleeve to wipe
the oozing blue.
Didn’t succeed.
The ink became dark,
and stars emerged.
© 2015, Adi Assis
From: Haneshek Haham (Firearms)
From: Haneshek Haham (Firearms)
GENESIS
In the beginninghe created an ear for himself
and didn’t hear.
Created a mouth
and didn’t speak.
Created a pen and tacked it on his ear.
He vomited ink all day long
and then there was evening.
He created a sleeve to wipe
the oozing blue.
Didn’t succeed.
The ink became dark,
and stars emerged.
© 2015, Adi Assis
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