Time with my daughter
I pressed her baby toes against my lips it was the same time as the ultrasound now, is the time that I can't tie her hair before she goes to kindergarten now, is the time I climb a mountain with her and teach her how to swim now, is the time a woman will smile ...
Reading: Souvenir of the ancient world by Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Today I read a well-known poem by the famous Brazilian poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987). The original is called 'LEMBRANÇA DO MUNDO ANTIGO', and I go with the following English translation: Souvenir of the ancient world Clara strolled in the garden with the children. The sky was green over the grass, the water was ...