From Romania With Love*

Wallachia, Moldavia or Transylvania Of which you were born Or you flow from Mt. Moldoveanu To evolve in the Mures or Siret Your adolescence soaked with The sands of God that kisses The miracle of the Black Sea Marieta Maglas, as famous As Timisoara, giving a new lease of life You blend life, honey coated with caviar of love You flourish many with a new fate From Bessarabia to Bucharest They walk with a glittering smile A Philosopher, a Dentist and a Poetess A complete package that could even Melt Communism, without having To drip innocent blood I read your vivid words Like Danube, it flows back to the Black Sea The heart of Romanian The place where you’d drown All of your poems Only to be read As a history When you’ve become a Legend Marieta Maglas, save for the last You’re in your own class I beget your wisdom To heal my conundrum * Dedicated to Romanian Poetess, Marieta Maglas.