POETRY
Hungarian Literature / Hungarian Poetry
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MOTHER
— POEM by
Varga H. Mária
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(Translated from Hungarian)
Hold her hand;
Guide her steps;
Do it while she is still among you;
Never wait for her request for help;
Because he never asks.
Give what she gave you;
Because, she held your hand;
When you were a little child;
Guiding your shaky steps;
Which you didn’t even ask for.
Listen patiently to her words;
If it’s not the first time she has heard them;
She listened with a happy smile;
To your hundred babbling words.
Take care, protect her as long as you can;
Keep your curious gaze on her;
Often putting everything aside;
And paying attention to that child.
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(Self-translation from Hungarian)
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Varga H. Mária
János Horvát is a Hungarian poetess and writer. She writes under pen name Varga H. Mária (Varga – her birth name, and that continues as her family name.) She is interested in literature and reading since she was a child. Although her parents were manual workers but they instilled in her love of books. So, after their hard work, and whenever they had some free time, they always had a book in their hands.
Hence, Varga H. Mária says, “Writing is such that when inspiration strikes, you have to put it down on paper immediately. At least the gist of it.” Therefore, her desk is always full of little notes of paper, with lots of topics to write something. Now, she is approaching seventy, and as a pensioner, she has more time for her favorite occupation. So, she tells, “Whether it is morning or night, but in the quiet hours of the evening her Muse is also more willing to guide her pen.”
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