המשתה - זלדה
כָּל הָעוֹלָמוֹת בָּאוּ לַמִּשְׁתֶּה,
כָּל הָעוֹלָמוֹת.
זֶה אַחַר זֶה
יַדְלִיקוּ לַפִּיד
בְּהֵיכַל הַגּוּף הַחוֹגֵג,
בַּטִּירָה שֶׁפָּתְחָה שְׁעָרֶיהָ
לַשֶּׁמֶש,
לַכְּאֵב,
לַהֲוָיָה מִתְחוֹלֶלֶת
בְּמַלְכוּת
שֶׁכָּרְתָה בְּרִית
לְקוֹל כִּנוֹרוֹת הַכְּמִיהָה
עִם הָאוֹקְיָנוֹס,
וְעִם הַנֵּס -
בְּמִקְדַּשׁ הָרֹךְ הַנִּצְחִי
הֶחָצוּב
בְּאַפְלוּלִית
שֶׁל רֶגַע נָמוֹג.
The Banquet - Zelda
All of the worlds came to the banquet,
All of the worlds.
One after another
Each will light a torch
In the hall of the celebrating body,
The castle that opened its gates
To the sun
To the pain
To existence coming into being
In a kingdom
That signed a treaty
To the sounds of longing violins
With the ocean
And with miracle
In the temple of eternal softness
Hewn from the shadows
Of a fleeting moment.
Next time you say a blessing, allow the dot on the Vav of “barukh” to float gently upwards, and acknowledge that - with softness You YHVH our god, rule the universe in this moment, whatever it may be.
