Words take on meaning the dresser

2023-10-26 12:18:20

The haiku of the Japanese poet Santoka, from the Instagram of Missing Moon

From the book “A thing that is not light”, by Daniel M. Brown (from my Instagram)

It is well known that in times of heartbreak, familiar words suddenly take on meaning.
Words of others I collected this week:

01
We have already hurt a thousand scars,
Deep inside we hid a sigh.
Our eyes are already dry from crying –
Say we have already passed the test.

We have already covered a hill and another one,
We buried our hearts among cypresses.
Soon a sigh will break out –
Take this as a very personal prayer.

(from “We do not need” by Avi Koren)

02
Do not ask
what I’m going through
ask
what I’m going through

(From what I’m going through, Hami Rodner)

03
Just like moons and like suns
,With the certainty of tides
,Just like hopes springing high
Still I’ll rise

(from Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise)

04
After the great pain came peace.
After the silence comes understanding.
After understanding comes completion.
After completion, desire arises.
After the desire slowly stand up
On your feet, look forward and start moving.
I don’t know how to say it simply:
Maybe love or morning.

(Simply, Idit Barak)

05
Things my psychologist friend told me yesterday:
“Terror has many faces and arms. If we are lucky and have a routine to follow, our strongest stance against him is to follow it. When I don’t go to exercise or work, don’t go to the supermarket or meet a friend, I give Hamas a foothold inside my head, and it’s a victory I don’t want to give, certainly not without a little struggle.’

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