Julia Davis
Precious Tree
Zoshia
died in Warsaw
in green
on a road
I see you disappearing
in the York walls
Zoshia
Zoshia
naming of names
sweeping of hills
she woman
sheeting light
Zoshia
the beginning of a line
the woman of silk
the golden name
silver/gold metalled
draped
furred — ZOSHIA
Stasia
strong name
standing tall
my hands spread
finding her shape
sang her name
STASIA
as they march
oh march march
of the cruellest
the firstborn lastborn
middleborn
NATASHA
JULIYA
twin of twins
naming of names
song of songs
TYCHIA
Tychia
gone gone gone
in the twist of the night
in the warm
I know Tychia
My aunt
the line comes
through
there is my voice
against the night
Leah
LEAH
as I am asleep
in another’s bed
travelling
in my space
to the ferns of your life
the moss under your
toes
I see white footed
your shoes purple
in the night air
of Leah’s night
you LEAH are
my connection
to the sun
to the warm
in the bodies I share
you came and went
in the tassled night
wove patterns
in the candlewick
whilst I stretch
my jewish back
against the iron bed
here in the city
the walled city
of wounds
LEAH LEAH
DUSZIA
Duszia
daughter of Rose
your name
stirred into
the yellow china
gold rimmed
teacup
DUSZIA
dark eyed
warmed by wealth
taken by stealth
back into
the shethl.
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