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Haya Esther

[How can I pour into words]

How can I pour into words                                                                      
what I experienced above                                                                         
I stripped the heavenly body like a dress                                     
my soul remained a naked melody   
so much heaven I flowed without measure
tender white wind
and I have not...
and the heights of divinity would end...
mounds of psalms cannot...
heavenly music...
I fell so much in love...
God’s profound beauty

[How can I pour into words]

אֵיךְ אוּכַל לִמְזֹג מִלִּים
אֶת שֶׁהָוִיתִי לְמַעְלָה
הִפְשַׁטְתִּי הַגּוּף הַשְּׁמֵימִי כְּמוֹ שִׂמְלָה
נִשְׁמָתִי נִשְׁאֲרָה נִגּוּן בְּעֵירֻמָּהּ
כַּמָּה שָׁמַיִם זָרַמְתִּי אֵין לִי מִסְפָּרִים
עֶדְנַת הָרוּחַ הַלְּבָנָה
וְאֵין לִי וַיְכֻלּוּ
מְרוֹמֵי הָאֱלֹהוּת
תִּלֵּי תְּהִלִּים לֹא יוּכְלוּ
מוּזִיקָה שֶׁל מַעְלָה
כָּל כָּךְ הִתְאַהַבְתִּי
יָפְיוֹ הֶעָמֹק שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים

 
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[How can I pour into words]

How can I pour into words                                                                      
what I experienced above                                                                         
I stripped the heavenly body like a dress                                     
my soul remained a naked melody   
so much heaven I flowed without measure
tender white wind
and I have not...
and the heights of divinity would end...
mounds of psalms cannot...
heavenly music...
I fell so much in love...
God’s profound beauty

[How can I pour into words]

How can I pour into words                                                                      
what I experienced above                                                                         
I stripped the heavenly body like a dress                                     
my soul remained a naked melody   
so much heaven I flowed without measure
tender white wind
and I have not...
and the heights of divinity would end...
mounds of psalms cannot...
heavenly music...
I fell so much in love...
God’s profound beauty
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