Natan Yonatan
A Legend: There was once a man and he is no more
There was once a man
This is how we like to read in the stories of our lives
Being as an old story, transparent and sad and comforting
There was once a man who had many troubles
And his heart was too small to contain his sorrow
And the sorrow of the world
There was once a man, and he loved the beauty of people
He was enchanted: following her, following
Until extinguished like a candle
There was once a man and his whole life
He said to form the fire in his heart like a vision
Which was alight in front of his eyes
And when his fire dimmed a little
And frost touched his fingers –
Until another candle lights until it is extinguished
Until it is extinguished
And then to record in the dripping beeswax of life
Like resin from the trees in the everlasting forest
By his own hand to record
The story of his life: there was once a man....