Neither daylight nor the darkness <br />See how silently I wander. <br />Not on mountain, nor in valley, <br />Does an old acacia ponder. <br /> <br />The acacia solves all mysteries, <br />Tells my fortune while I tarry. <br />I shall ask the tree to tell me <br />Whom O whom, am I to marry? <br /> <br />Where will he be from, O Acacia, <br />Is it Poland, Lithuania? <br />Will he come with a horse and a carriage <br />Or with staff and sack will he appear? <br /> <br />And what presents will be bring me - <br />Necklace of pearls and coral flower? <br />Tell me, will he be fair or dark-haired? <br />Still unmarried or a widower? <br /> <br />If he's old, my dear Acacia, <br />I won't have him, please don't try me. <br />I'll tell my father; you may slay me, <br />But to an old man do not tie me! <br /> <br />At his feet I'll fall and with tears I'll cry; <br />To an old man do not tie me.<br /><br />Hayyim Nahman Bialik<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-old-acacia-tree/
