Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The Dove

By Yehuda Amichai

The dove brought news
of the end of the flood, an olive leaf
in her mouth, like a man holding a letter
in his mouth as he searches for something
with both hands
or like a girl holding pins
in her mouth as she repairs her dress.


Translated from Hebrew by Bernard Horn

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