Long Reawakened Poems

World War II Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak Viner, Franta Bass

Der Himmel
"The Heavens"
by Ber Horvitz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

These skies
are leaden, heavy, gray...
I long for a pair
of deep blue eyes....

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For the past thirty seven years, living for me was knowing that I do not know
I have been yearning for what I do not have a name for
The knowledge of the presence of this nameless,...

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The music video is more or less a continuation to the poem. So please play it when cued in the poem text and continue enjoying the music and lyrics. 

Another bar unceremoniously has ‘asked’ him...

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I was a celebrated, professional psychic, offering glimpses of rosy future;
And helping people work through problems, like pink moon, come sooner.

I had learnt to talk with the spirits, and also relate what they were saying,
To...

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Translations of Holocaust poems by Ber Horvitz aka Ber Horowitz

Der Himmel
"The Heavens"
by Ber Horvitz
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
 
These skies
are leaden, heavy, gray ...
I long for a pair
of deep blue eyes.
 
The birds have...

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Chapter 13d

Yet at length he reawakened 
As if in another lifetime 
Han discerned a sound and movement 
Stiffly rose to look about him

And he saw his precious Matto
Crouching near him in the vessel!
That was now...

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Padraig's Fire

Hurry!
Hurry through the night
With windstorms
Breathing at your back
Before the shadows know
You pass their doors -
Their darkened, dusty, empty hearths -
Before the dawn ascends -
Before the pipes awaken;
Carry close
Precious flint and tinder
Next to the wildly...

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The end of the Pier was shrouded in mist
the Shadows we cast were defining,
We plighted our troth, and then we kissed, 
Neath a full orbed moon that was shining, 

We walked hand in hand to...

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(A lone voice whispers)

Will you
Come all

Yes,
Yea and dance

For
In the deepest woods
In that old
Woodland grove

Something stirs

An electric emotion
Consuming the very air

Can you feel
Its pulse
And all consuming
Power

Would you attend as
An invited guest
With me
And dance

Go wild
And let your...

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What would you say
If after this time
You reawakened this day
Long out of reach, your prime?

Would you still ride the horse of your forms
Bequeathed by Poseidon forever to be
Or from your eyes 
Would your reality emerge
Amidst...

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"The music in my heart is from the tolling of the bell"



I drove in silence, watching the road closely as it coiled along the rocky coastline, occasionally flipping on the wipers to remove the sea...

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"Eternity, Time, An Open Door" is a metaphorical phrase that suggests the concept of a gateway or passageway that leads from the finite realm of Time into the infinite expanse of Eternity, implying a potential...

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The forgotten one, the lonely one
fate has raised a knife against me
The broken one, the chosen one
I've been chosen to take part in the stars masquerade
to indulge in being a puppet product of a star-crossed...

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In the quiet attic's embrace, where dust motes dance,
A brittle paper whispers, in the dim and silent trance.
Yellowed with the passage of a thousand days and nights,
It cradles laughter, and captures faded lights.

A child's bright...

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Melody observed by ear                               ...

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I know him is my next-door neighbor, a popular loner.

I know him, he is a starseed reawakened from another world, Earthly language is to insufficient to explain the world he comes from.

I know him is...

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I know him is my next-door neighbor, a popular loner.

I know him, he is a starseed reawakened from another world, Earthly language is to insufficient to explain the world he comes from.

I know him is...

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I know him is my next-door neighbor, a popular loner.

I know him, he is a starseed reawakened from another world, Earthly language is to insufficient to explain the world he comes from.

I know him is...

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I know him is my next-door neighbor, a popular loner.

I know him, he is a starseed reawakened from another world, Earthly language is to insufficient to explain the world he comes from.

I know him is...

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Written: August 20, 2023
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As dawn brightens the morning skies,
A gentle hand brushes the lambent horizon.
Shades of gold and soft hues arise.
With a touch of blue, a blush painting dawn.

Cobalt night beckons, as day takes its...

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14/11/14

Fairy-tale Rock
Poor sad little lass, hadn’t got a clue, poor sad little lass, if she only knew
What treasures lie beyond the walls of broken lives, when castles fall,
Of all the wonders she would find to...

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Polithieves
On my behalf, a conclave of crows
Then, my Imminent appointment follows
Orchastrated triumph at the polls
Heralds me into Parliament of Owls
Perching in the FAAC Convocation
In control of State notes
I go swift lyk Abacha o. 

I have...

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Subtle feelings burst
Inside her supple breast
Creating overpowering longing
A thirst that had her wanting
Something only he could give her

Silence fell between them
When they found themselves alone
As his hand brushed hers gently
Struggling with a need to grasp...

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Our family came together again yesterday, (which is the reason for this poem)
and, as is our tradition, we took a family portrait before everyone headed home.

Why do we take so many family portraits….it’s quite simple...

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Whispers of the bells chiming 
romancing in a warm night outing
like the tranquil feeling of wine so sweet
the gentleness of two hearts reconciling   
the eyes that sparkled stood shimmering 
two half a life...

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