For My Mother and Father (Aleksandra Božović)

What once were bright green dill and apricot leaves, Now are welting garlands, What once was dense gold and lustrous silver Now are dimmed pendants. Twelve sons grow into twelve fathers And twelve daughters into twelve mothers.   What will be callous feet are now tender For soft is the holy-water washed skin. Concentrated ground … Настави са читањем For My Mother and Father (Aleksandra Božović)