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‘Mothers’
Mothers are the seed that keeps on growing and nurturing growth They are the ones that hold your heart, in their hands and your hands in their heart Even when my hands were soiled, my Mother still kissed them and washed them; with her tears Happy Mother’s Day! To all Mothers, past, present and future.
Happy International Woman’s Day
And to celebrate such…… ERVINA HALILI TRANSLATED BY SUZANA VULJEVIC The March of the Earth Earth, you’re nestled in twilight and from your slumber flows of lava erupted awake in fury to the drumbeat of a stately march oozing over the slothful time of budding shoots and bones saturated in humus-rich soil follow the rhythm of your vapors and dance with me, Earth let us lose ourselves let us lose ourselves in a delirium I saved some of your jasmine fragrance, Earth smear it onto my breasts and make love to me till you’ve pulled my hair straight into your heart I feed your spawn I, time of eternity give birth to the new world Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine · Ervina Halili, ‘The March of the Earth’ Translated by Suzana Vuljevic from Albanian