Mărţişor (Gogo)

pentru Gogo (Γιώργο)

Frezii albe şi roşii îmi râd în fereastră,

dar veselia lor n-o pot auzi,

căci eu aştept veşti de la spital –

ah, lungi ore! –

timpul se divide ca un fractal

în aşteptarea surorii mele să nască.

Telefonul sună… mama nu poate vorbi,

dar ochii ei vorbesc pentru ea…

Primul ei nepot e un mărţişor

de la 1200 de km distanţă.

Little March’s gift

White and red freesias laugh at the window,

but their joy I cannot hear

since I am waiting for hospital news –

o, longest hours ! –

the time divides as a fractal

while I am waiting for my sister to give birth.

The phone rings… my mom cannot speak,

but her eyes speak for her…

Her first grandchild is a mărţişor

from 1200 kilometers away…

* mărţişor = romanian Little March’s gift.

“Longest Hours – thoughts while waiting” Anthology, Published by Silver Boomer Books, Texas, United States of America, 1st October 2013

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mărţişor = romanian Little March's gift, a white string and a red string woven together. A little talisman is attached to this string. The mărţişor is weared by children and women from 1st March until the first trees blossoms, when they have to hang it from a branch in bloom. It is believed that this Little March gift brings you health and luck.