sexta-feira, 10 de dezembro de 2010

Ilya Kaminsky


Paul Celan

He writes towards your mouth
with his fingers.

In the lamplight he sees mud, wind bitten trees,
he sees grass still surviving this hour, page

stern as a burnt field:
Light was. Salvation

he whispers. The words leave the taste of soil
on his lips.



"Paul Celan" previously appeared in Tikkun

Ilya Kaminsky

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