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Branch becomes staff and<\/div>\n
staff becomes spear, this strange tree —<\/div>\n
so straight, so twisted<\/div>\n

This misshapen branch…
\ntaken from which tree, grandson?
\nIt knows One from two.<\/p>\n

Two skewered scream (as) ONE.
\nBranch of which tree, grandson, this
\nunflowering spear?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

Haikus offered in commentary to Parashat Pin\u1e25as 2011-2014, originally for Avi Strausberg’s Torah Haiku<\/a> project.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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