agonia
english

v3
 

Agonia.Net | Policy | Mission Contact | Participate
poezii poezii poezii poezii poezii
poezii
armana Poezii, Poezie deutsch Poezii, Poezie english Poezii, Poezie espanol Poezii, Poezie francais Poezii, Poezie italiano Poezii, Poezie japanese Poezii, Poezie portugues Poezii, Poezie romana Poezii, Poezie russkaia Poezii, Poezie

Article Communities Contest Essay Multimedia Personals Poetry Press Prose _QUOTE Screenplay Special

Poezii Românesti - Romanian Poetry

poezii


 


Texts by the same author


Translations of this text
0

 Members comments


print e-mail
Views: 9896 .



Thirty Seconds to Charge the Nipple
poetry [ ]

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
by [Ronny_Someck ]

2006-05-19  |     |  Submited by marlena braester



We had thirty seconds to charge the nipple.
It was a mound
jutting at the edge of the obstacle course in basic training.
Above it, the sky's collar was ironed with the starch of clouds
and the khaki of its dunes could be, in a different landscape, a line in a nature poem.
But where is a line and where is nature,
when two canteens bounce on your waist,
a Uzi in your hand,
and a shovel along your spine.
All you could do was to feast in fantasy on the nipples
of the squadron's clerk who always lounged
in the commander's jeep,
and to recall the painter Gauguin debating whether to eat the chicken
he had, or to paint it.
There, facing the hill, we were very hungry.



translated, from the Hebrew, by Tsipi Keller


.  |










 
poezii poezii poezii poezii poezii poezii
poezii
poezii Home of Literature, Poetry and Culture. Write and enjoy articles, essays, prose, classic poetry and contests. poezii
poezii
poezii  Search  Agonia.Net  

Reproduction of any materials without our permission is strictly prohibited.
Copyright 1999-2003. Agonia.Net

E-mail | Privacy and publication policy

Top Site-uri Cultura - Join the Cultural Topsites!