The Song of Jerusalem

Jerusalem,

I hear the melody of Your heart

the stones full of sacred prayers

the walls free as birds

the prophets sing a song of life

the air is a breath of infinity

in the labyrinth of the past

I find the light

of hope

About the Author

Anna Banasiak is a poet and literary critic from Lodz, Poland. She studied Polish philology and culture studies at the University of Warsaw. She is the winner of poetry competitions in Berlin, London and Bratislava. Her poems have appeared online via New York, London, Surrey, Australia, Canada, India and South Africa.