Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917.
By Joel Blau (Trans. George Alexander Kohut)The Twin Stars
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Like twins they are united;
They look like God’s own beaming eyes
In distant darkness lighted.
That mother kindles for us—
Are there then Sabbaths up on high
And real eyes gleaming o’er us?
Their soft glance is caressing;
But if they’re only Sabbath lamps,
Who will pronounce the blessing?