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| Subject: Each Man Has A Name Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:19 am | |
| This poem was posted on Jforum I thought it was so beautiful it needs sharing.
Each Man Has A Name:
Each man has a name, given him by God
And given him by his father and mother.
Each man has a name given him by his stature
And his way of smiling,
And given him by his clothes.
Each man has a name given him by the mountains
And given him by his walls.
Each man has a name given him by the planets
And given him by his neighbours.
Each man has a name given him by his sins
And given him by his longing.
Each man has a name given him by his enemies
And given him by his love.
Each man has a name given him by his feast days
And given him by his craft.
Each man has a name given him by the seasons of the year
And given him by his blindness.
Each man has a name given by the sea
And given him by his death.
לכל איש יש שם
שנתן לו אלוהים
ונתנו לו אביו ואימו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו קומתו ואופן חיוכו
ונתן לו האריג
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו ההרים
ונתנו לו כתליו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו המזלות
ונתנו לו שכניו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו חטאיו
ונתנה לו כמיהתו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו שונאיו
ונתנה לו אהבתו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו חגיו
ונתנה לו מלאכתו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו תקופות השנה
ונתן לו עיורונו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתן לו הים
ונתן לו | |
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