One Farewell May Hide Another

<p>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. <br><br><br><br><br>DISTANCE<br>~~~~~~~~~<br>And one day<br>In the distance<br>Distance will no longer exist<br>And we'll be united<br>And it won't require disuniting other voices<br>And one day<br>That eternal day the day before creation<br>When we were all one that effervescent unity<br>Which we were unity awaiting dispersal<br>That day which is already within us which we already know<br>That day which guides us through trees branches and rhymes<br>Like a distant light we don't recognize as our beacon<br>That day is already within me<br>It's already within you. <br><br><br><br>IF THEY COME LOOKING FOR ME<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><br>Say <br>The soil was damp<br>And my shoes were calling me for a walk<br>Backwards<br>With slow<br>Steps<br><br>Say<br>The sea was serene<br>And the small waves<br>Were escaping the beach<br><br>Say<br>That the sun was full of lovely<br>Spots<br>That the moon was empty<br>That the soil my ancestors<br>Trod for centuries<br>Was buried underground<br>And wept my absence.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>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.</p>