Poem
Alex Ben-Ari
Haiku
Tapping togetherthe woodpecker
and the tree
Even at the high point of its leap
it does not presume to fly:
the cricket
Strung between two trees
the empty half
of the moon
Power outage:
at the edge of the black screen
a full moon
Raindrops on the coffee shop window
the woman's reflection
prettier than her
A single cup in the washed sink:
my thoughts tonight so tangled
© Translation: 2015, Alex Ben-Ari
From: Korat Hasha\'ar/Goalpost
Publisher: Mossad Bialik, Jerusalem, 2015
From: Korat Hasha\'ar/Goalpost
Publisher: Mossad Bialik, Jerusalem, 2015
הייקו
הייקו
עוֹבְדִים יַחַד
גֶּזַע הָעֵץ
וְהַנַּקָּר
גַּם בְּשִׂיא קְפִיצָתוֹ
אֵין הַחַרְגּוֹל
מְדַמֶּה שֶׁהוּא עָף
תְּלוּיָה בֵּין שְׁנֵי עֵצִים
מַחֲצִיתוֹ הָרֵיקָה
שֶׁל הַיָּרֵחַ
הַפְסָקַת חַשְׁמַל:
בְּשׁוּלֵי הַמָּסָךְ הַשָּׁחֹר
יָרֵחַ מָלֵא
טִפּוֹת עַל שִׁמְשַׁת הַקָּפֶה
הִשְׁתַּקְּפוּת הָאִשָּׁה
יָפָה מִמֶּנָּה
כּוֹס יְחִידָה בַּכִּיּוֹר הַשָּׁטוּף:
מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי סְבוּכוֹת הַלַּיְלָה
גֶּזַע הָעֵץ
וְהַנַּקָּר
גַּם בְּשִׂיא קְפִיצָתוֹ
אֵין הַחַרְגּוֹל
מְדַמֶּה שֶׁהוּא עָף
תְּלוּיָה בֵּין שְׁנֵי עֵצִים
מַחֲצִיתוֹ הָרֵיקָה
שֶׁל הַיָּרֵחַ
הַפְסָקַת חַשְׁמַל:
בְּשׁוּלֵי הַמָּסָךְ הַשָּׁחֹר
יָרֵחַ מָלֵא
טִפּוֹת עַל שִׁמְשַׁת הַקָּפֶה
הִשְׁתַּקְּפוּת הָאִשָּׁה
יָפָה מִמֶּנָּה
כּוֹס יְחִידָה בַּכִּיּוֹר הַשָּׁטוּף:
מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי סְבוּכוֹת הַלַּיְלָה
© 2015, Alex Ben-Ari
From: Korat Hasha\'ar (Gatepost)
Publisher: Mossad Bialik, Jerusalem
From: Korat Hasha\'ar (Gatepost)
Publisher: Mossad Bialik, Jerusalem
Poems
Poems of Alex Ben-Ari
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Haiku
Tapping togetherthe woodpecker
and the tree
Even at the high point of its leap
it does not presume to fly:
the cricket
Strung between two trees
the empty half
of the moon
Power outage:
at the edge of the black screen
a full moon
Raindrops on the coffee shop window
the woman's reflection
prettier than her
A single cup in the washed sink:
my thoughts tonight so tangled
© 2015, Alex Ben-Ari
From: Korat Hasha\'ar/Goalpost
Publisher: 2015, Mossad Bialik, Jerusalem
From: Korat Hasha\'ar/Goalpost
Publisher: 2015, Mossad Bialik, Jerusalem
Haiku
Tapping togetherthe woodpecker
and the tree
Even at the high point of its leap
it does not presume to fly:
the cricket
Strung between two trees
the empty half
of the moon
Power outage:
at the edge of the black screen
a full moon
Raindrops on the coffee shop window
the woman's reflection
prettier than her
A single cup in the washed sink:
my thoughts tonight so tangled
© 2015, Alex Ben-Ari
From: Korat Hasha\'ar/Goalpost
Publisher: 2015, Mossad Bialik, Jerusalem
From: Korat Hasha\'ar/Goalpost
Publisher: 2015, Mossad Bialik, Jerusalem
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