Before

Portrait of Yehuda Amichai
Yehuda Amichai 1924–2000

Before the gate has been closed, before the last quetion is posed, before I am transposed. Before the weeds fill the gardens, before there are no pardons, before the concrete hardens. Before all the flute-holes are covered, beore things are locked in then cupboard, before the rules are discovered. Before the conclusion is planned, before God closes his hand, before we have nowhere to stand.

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  1. sfiawong United States

    The dream
    As gay as it sound
    is something everyone experience.

    When it comes,
    Oh be sure it will sure
    Creeping into your head without
    even saying hello.

    Oh what you cant do in real life
    you can do in dream

    But dream dont always as sweet as it sound
    Sometimes even...
    undescrible
    unimaginable

    I wish i could have sweet dream like those of little children;
    but never ever i shall dream of that day.

    Albert Wong (sfiawong)

  2. Conan United Kingdom

    Poor spelling, obvious rhyming, monotonous structure, meaningless content. You've got to read a lot of poetry before you can attempt to write it.

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