In an eastern city where I won-t return
there is a winged stone light and huge
lightning strikes this winged stone
I close my eyes to remember
in my city where I won-t return
there is heavy and nourishing water
the one who gives you a cup of this water
gives you the faith you will still return
in my faraway city that has gone
from all maps of the world there is bread that can nourish
throughout life black as the faith you will see again
stone bread water and the presence of towers at dawn
In A City
Zbigniew Herbert
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Poem topics: life, light, remember, world, huge, black, heavy, dawn, faith, bread, city, water, return, stone, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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