April 6th – Back to translating

Shez’ “It is possible the tree remembers”


אֶפְשָׁר שֶׁהָעֵץ זוֹכֵר: יְלָדִים שָׁבְרוּ עֲנָפָיו
אֲנָשִׁים נָעֲצוּ בּוֹ נְעָצִים כְּלָבִים
הִשְׁתִּינוּ עָלָיו – אֲבָל רֹאשׁוֹ אֶל הַשָּׁמַיִם
לִטּוּף נִשְׁמַת הָאֱלֹהְים בֵּין עָלָיו


and my first, rough translation:

It is possible the tree remembers
Shez, translated by Elliott batTzedek


It is possible the tree remembers: children shattering his branches,
people tacking in tacks, dogs
peeing on him – and yet his head rising up to the heavens
God’s breath caressing his leaves

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