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4.
The braying of the hounds grew more insistent
until the cannons themselves seemed like a respite.
He wondered about the reward for his diminished frame, his narrowed spirit
as he slumped into the veiny bosom of an oak.
A doe tiptoed between the corpses. |
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Yermiyahu Ahron Taub is the author of The Insatiable Psalm: Poems (Hershey, Pa.: Wind River Press, 2005;
www.windriverpress.com
). His Yiddish and English language poems, one of which was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, have appeared in numerous publications, including The Adirondack Review, Eclectica Magazine, Five Fingers Review, The Forward, Lily, and Prairie Schooner.
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Date of Publication: 07 Dec 2007 |
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