Mira Meir
The Squill
On the sides of the paths in our fields
The squill’s thorns are exposed
And the winds blow through our house
Whispering in my ears that autumn has come
We take the sweater out from our closet
And we go walking together
The holidays are already passing over us
In their weight – celebratory and sad
The sukkah branches are already spread out over our heads
And we have absorbed the aroma of its perfume
And the last pomegranate in our garden
Has already sung its magical song
There is no choice but for a regular day
We can only wait for the rain to come
And for the quiet of the squill flowers
On the sides of the thirsty fields
Whitening the flowering of the autumn
Against the first golden leaves
Do not say that all will return here
Do not say that this is how it is every year,
Because the sadness passing by
Is as new as a first kiss
And the autumn in young and sings here
In the flowering of the white squill