Before the gate has been closed, <br />before the last question is posed, <br />before I am transposed. <br />Before the weeds fill the gardens, <br />before there are no pardons, <br />before the concrete hardens. <br />Before all the flute-holes are covered, <br />before things are locked in then cupboard, <br />before the rules are discovered. <br />Before the conclusion is planned, <br />before God closes his hand, <br />before we have nowhere to stand. <br /> <br /> <br />Translated by Chana Bloch And Stephen Mitchell<br /><br />Yehuda Amichai<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/before-2/
