One Farewell May Hide Another

ONE FAREWELL MAY HIDE ANOTHER was published by Libros del Aire in Spain in 2015 and is presented to the English lovers of poetry in the translation of Enriqueta Carrington. DISTANCE~~~~~~~~~And one dayIn the distanceDistance will no longer existAnd we'll be unitedAnd it won't require disuniting other voicesAnd one dayThat eternal day, the day before creationWhen we were all one, that effervescent unityWhich we were, unity awaiting dispersalThat day which is already within us, which we already knowThat day which guides us through trees, branches and rhymesLike a distant light we don't recognize as our beaconThat day is already within meIt's already within you. IF THEY COME LOOKING FOR ME~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Say The soil was dampAnd my shoes were calling me for a walkBackwardsWith slowStepsSayThe sea was sereneAnd the small wavesWere escaping the beachSayThat the sun was full of lovelySpotsThat the moon was emptyThat the soil my ancestorsTrod for centuriesWas buried undergroundAnd wept my absence.Mois Benarroch is a well known poet internationally and his poetry books have been published in Hebrew, Spanish, English, German, Arabic, Portuguese and Italian. He is the recipient of the Yehuda Amichai poetry award for 2012. His poetry books have often made the Top 10 poetry bestsellers ranks.