Elijah

THE WORD TO ELIJAHThey sank into the grave lamenting– Hear in the air the clamor, –Speak, son of man:”You are long in coming.”They sank into the grave thirsting– Feel how all thirst is unquenched, –Speak, son of man:”The time is fulfilled.”They sank into the grave blessing– See the frozen gesture, –Speak, son of man:”Let it become!”- Martin Buber, 1909, 47 years before completing Elijah, the play