I've been waiting
- for almost thirty years -
that I will finally grow up.
But I feel like
I’m still just pretending:
But I feel like
I’m still just pretending:
drinking wine, a little,
while preparing dinner,
and there is the coffee
in the morning…
It smells like the old kitchen...
The small Sokol was speaking
The small Sokol was speaking
on the top of the fridge
- it had a worn-out
brown leather case -
with a wire attached
to the light switch
- Daddy tinkered it...
The lunch was
The lunch was
already wrapped up.
Aftershave scented…
Sometimes a bit
also its taste…
At a quarter past seven,
At a quarter past seven,
we went to school.
My little sister and I.
It was so simple.
It was so simple.
A familiar,
one-way street,
solicitous eyes followed,
took care of us...
Then I noticed
Then I noticed
I was going alone.
And I felt proud,
And I felt proud,
as when I was five
and realized that
no one held my bike.
And there came
And there came
partings of the ways,
series of involved
roundabouts.
Potholes, dead ends ...
Hooted sweeping past years ...
I thought I would grow up
by the time I get here ...Hooted sweeping past years ...
I thought I would grow up
Coffee fragranced kitchen. And I...
Sometimes, I play an adult.
Like back in the days.
Felnövök egyszer
Várom – már, vagy
harminc éve –, hogy
egyszer végre
felnövök,
de mintha még most is
csak megjátszanám:
ha főzök, bort iszom,
és reggelente ott a kávé...
Illata, mint a régi konyháé...
Szólt a kis Sokol a hűtő tetején
– ütött-kopott barna bőrtokja volt –
egy dróttal a villanykapcsolóba
kötve – apu bütykölte...
A tízórai már becsomagolva várt.
Arcszesz illatú ... egy kicsit
néha az íze is... Negyed nyolckor
suliba mentünk. A húgom meg én.
Olyan egyszerű volt.
Ismerős, egyirányú utca,
féltőn kísérő tekintetek...
Majd észrevettem,
hogy már egyedül megyek,
és büszke voltam,
mint ötévesen, amikor
rájöttem, hogy a biciklit
nem fogja senki sem.
És jöttek az útelágazások,
kusza körforgalmak sora.
Kátyúk, zsákutcák...
Tülkölve elszáguldó évek...
Azt hittem, felnövök,
mire ide érek...
Kávéillatú a konyha. És én
– néha – felnőttet játszom.
Mint annak idején.
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Beautiful, Edit. We all have a child inside us who doesn't want to grow up.
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xo
Thank you, dear Amalia! :-) Hugs!
Delete"I thought I would grow up
ReplyDeleteby the time I get here ..."
I love this line, also the part about playing adult. I can relate!
Thank you very much, Sandi! :-)
DeleteYour poem is so beautiful, Edit. I have read it many times.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy day!
Hugs, Ida
Thank you, dear Ida! You are so kind! :) Big hugs!
DeleteBEYOND REMARKABLE POETRY DEAR EDIT!!!
ReplyDeleteGREAT job
Amazingly done with complete sense and each word speaks for the message you have my dear friend!
what lovely last thought "i play adult like before i used to do" just great!
Thank you, my dear friend! Big hugs to you! :)
DeleteLindas imagens Edit. Feliz fim de semana.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sandra!
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone, I believe most of us miss the old days, when life was indeed simpler in many ways. And I think most of us are adults only partially... and it's good so. :)
Big hugs! ♥
Thank you, dearest Sara, thank you. ♥♥♥
DeleteBig, big hugs!
Wonderful post - makes me think of when I was a little girl sitting in my mother's lap.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Carol! :-)
DeleteSuch sweet memories! Lovely poetry.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much!
DeleteHello dear Edit!
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem and lovely pictures!
Fond memories of your childhood!
I don’t want to grow up!
Have a lovely week and a happy February!Hugs!
Dimi...
Thank you, dear Dimi! :-) Big hugs!
DeleteWonderful words and photos ~ need that 'inner child' alive and well no matter the age!
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Thank you so much, dear Carol! ♥
DeleteI like your poem. Other than the responsibilities, I have yet to truly grow up. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! :-)
DeleteI enjoyed both the photos and the poetry. Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! Have a great week! :-)
DeleteI enjoyed your poetry and your lovely photos. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! :-) Have a lovely week!
DeleteOn the outside… grow up ….
ReplyDeleteon the inside… never do ;-)
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Absolutely! :-) Thank you for reading and taking time to write, Melody! Have a lovely day! :-)
DeleteGrowing up is highly overrated
ReplyDelete:-) Have a nice day!
DeleteI like the days when I don't consider the question of growing up. :-) Your poem caught the wonder of it all for me.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your kind words, dear Susie!
DeleteHave a beautiful day!
beautiful. I felt that!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! Have a lovely weekend!
DeleteLovely read
ReplyDeleteMy Little Girl
Thank you! :-)
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