Verses by Otto Julius Bierbaum, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Photo by Daniel Nyman on UnsplashWhen I’m a bride, no dress of white,No gown of silk, just ebony might.Stitched with threads of snow-white rose,In darkness, my beauty... Continue Reading →

Verses by Otto Julius Bierbaum, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!You, My HappinessPhoto by Edward Cisneros on UnsplashMy soul, a dove in flight,Lost, wandering in the night.Now amidst blossoms, oh so fair,On the finest spring bough, I dareTo spread... Continue Reading →

Verses by Alexandru Macedonski, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Photo by Rick Rothenberg on UnsplashA sapphire of a blue so pure,Filled with the light of the sky’s allure,It does not shine in grandeur bright,Except in gold and platinum’s... Continue Reading →

Verses by Alexandru Macedonski, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.In these days when the heart expires,When selfishness in the air spreads like fires,When the flowers of sentiment are cut,And the good life is the aim we strut,When... Continue Reading →

Verses by George Topârceanu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.In the doctor’s office, it’s clear and neat,Doctors inquire about your winds and heat.They want to know it all, the abundance, the phases,Some call them “breezes,” others... Continue Reading →

Verses by Mihai Eminescu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.What may exist in this wide world, my love?My soul queries my heart with a yearning dove.Will it be a monastery, its walls aged and sere,With sacred... Continue Reading →

Verses by Ion Minulescu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!I know you’ll deceive me, perhaps by tomorrow…Yet, as you give yourself entirely today,I shall forgive you -An ancient sin,And you are not the first guilty one!…In your honor,The most... Continue Reading →

Verses by Ion Minulescu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.You were unawareThat in May’s moonlight,Through mountains with spruce-covered air,Anyone, woman or man, mightFind paths leading to a Hellish plight,Not towards the fairy tales’ delight?…Why did you leaveWith... Continue Reading →

Verses by Ion Minulescu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.On my crimson lips today, I bear the stigma,Of silent disasters from the final enigma.Upon my red lips — summer sunsets’ passion,I wear the traces of a lost battle... Continue Reading →