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My Little Sister
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My sister sits happy at her bridegroom’s table. She does not cry. My sister will do no such thing: what would people say! My sister sits happy at her bridegroom’s table. Her heart is awake. The…

Contributor:

Abba Kovner

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Date:

1967

Subjects:

Mourning, Family, Marriage, Burial, Death, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry, Popular Poetry
The Funeral’s Early...
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In Jewish folklore the sight of a water carrier bearing one or two full pails is an omen of good fortune; empty pails foretell bad fortune. The funeral’s early, the concert is late.I go to both (such…

Contributor:

Abraham Sutzkever

Places:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Date:

1975

Subjects:

Mourning, Sex, Gender, Burial, Death, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry, Popular Poetry