Shaul Carmel
                 Ce caut
 
                                      Ce caut eu la voi din cand in cand?  
                                      Nu vin sa cumpar, nici nu vin sa vand.  
                                      Imi caut tineretea, anii toti,  
                                      Furati de timp, de vremuri, ca de hoti.  
                                      Imi caut amintiri pierdute  
                                      In casa mea cladita pe redute  
                                      Si caut cimitirul cu strabuni,  
                                      Adus la voi de valuri, de furtuni.  
                                      Bunicul, rabi Iosif, "veteranul"  
                                      Ranit pe front in lupta cu dusmanul:  
                                      Cu brunii unui kaiser vestitor  
                                      De secol nou, de zboruri fara zbor.

                                      Caut langa Lespezi un canton  
                                      (trenul, legionarii si-un pluton)  
                                      Locul unde tatal meu s-a frant:  
                                      Soldatul Marcu, om de juramant,  
                                      Chemat sub steag, s-opreasca nebunia  
                                      Care "spurcase" neamul vostru, glia.  
                                      Acolo vin, unde zacea gemand,  
                                      Pe el il caut eu din cand in cand.  

                                      Le caut, da, ii caut cand revin  
                                      Ca iar si iar sa rad plangand, ca-nchin  
                                      Paharul meu intreg, umplut cu vin,  
                                      In cinstea gazdei vechi si gazdei noi,  
                                      In cinstea omeniei de la voi.

                                                                                                              (din volumul Esti, Bucuresti 1996)