The train of memories/ Trenul amintirilor

de Anca Horga Up on the railroad trackWatching trains go forth and back,Sound of heavy steel,Scratching wheels,Talk to me about the long journeys I took,Not by myself, but with a book,Doors open, doors closeTo the footsteps of come and go,Conversations of where you're fromAnd where you're heading to,Exchanging beliefs with a warm look. *** Deasupra căii …

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Time and Place

by Lynn White What did he dothat little boywhen he Resistedthe Occupation,for that was the chargeagainst him.If he killed,it seemsit was a soldierout of placeillegally placedin that place.But sometimesin some placesillegal becomes legaland resistance is criminal.Sometimesin those places,to existis crime enoughfor some, thosewhose childhood is stolenwhose youth is stolenwhose land is stolenlike that boyin that placewhere …

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Bunic de împrumut

de Petru Racolța Când l-am întâlnit pentru prima oară pe badea Gheorghe, mi s-a părut un om răutăcios și scump la vorbă. Rămăsesem fără benzină în Trabant, chiar în apropierea pompei de alimentare a intreprinderii unde lucram amândoi. Eu, tânăr și proaspăt angajat. El, bătrân și sătul de toanele șoferilor. L-am rugat frumos să-mi dea un …

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A little bit of Heaven (214)

The Buhui Lake Buhui Lake, situated in Caraș-Severin County, within the Aninei Mountains of the Western Carpathians, is recognised as the first underground reservoir and the oldest artificial lake in Romania. In 1884, a small underground lake was formed by damming the Buhui stream at the exit of the Buhui Cave. Subsequently, between 1907 and …

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