Shoshana Vegh’s two poems


Message 

 

I imagined Morse codes in the dark

That touched my soul

The house trembled all the time

A long night, demons and shadows

Like in Plato’s cave

We see and do not believe

All this is projected to us

A mask of darkness and light

Like the speed of light

I have no desire to escape

Where is the source of security if not Scratches on the skin

And a scream that is not photographed

And sleep eluded me

My sister was silent, she said to me

Come, see how bright

I waited for the morning

Memory 

 

The two of us are locked inside a car

Your sweat is dripping on me

And you ask me to wipe it

We were there in the cinema, my city of life

At a cinema Cairo purple rose

In our dreams we meet and we rub each other’s skin

I am like a house cat

Sometimes I climb to you

And sometimes you come to me

And the seagulls on the shore watch our son

And the two of us in a public garden

Hiding behind a tree and not seeing from afar

When we were lovers in the dark hanging on a lonely tree

All that We could do it then

We can’t now

There was a lot of love there

And there was a great light


Shoshana Vegh is an Israeli poet, writer, literary editor, and translator. Her work occupies a significant place within contemporary Hebrew literature, distinguished by formal precision, emotional complexity, and close attention to questions of memory, embodiment, loss, and identity. With academic training in Hebrew literature and extensive experience in teaching and editorial work, she has contributed both as a creator and as a cultural mediator. Her publications include poetry, prose, and literature for children, alongside substantial editorial activity that reflects her broader engagement with the literary field.and has received recognition for her literary contribution through her publications, editorial work, and presence in the Israeli literary field

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