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62.
I crossed over from the clearing into the forest.
The silver birches welcomed me; the pines whispered my name.
The creatures that I once knew in zoology class reintroduced themselves.
They refused to abandon me as I progressed further towards the forests eye.
The devils melody caressed the blisters of my feet and the brushfire of my fear. |
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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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