May, mother and macarrons…
Poem to Mother
In the deepest of you,
I know I have betrayed, mother!
All because I no longer am
The sleeping portrait
In the depth of your eyes!
All because you ignore
That there are beds where coldness doesn’t linger
And rustling nights of morning waters!
For that, sometimes, the words I tell you
Are hard, mother,
And our love is unhappy.
All because I’ve lost the white roses
You clenched to your heart
In the portrait with the frame!
If you knew how I still love the roses,
Maybe you wouldn’t fill your hours with nightmares…
But you have forgotten many things!
You have forgotten that my legs grew,
And that all of my body has grown,
And even my heart
Is now huge, mother!
Look – do you want to listen? -,
Sometimes I am still the little boy
That fell asleep in your eyes;
I still clench against my heart
Roses so white
As the ones you have in the frame;
I still hear your voice:
Once upon a time there was a princess
amidst the orange trees…
But – you know! – the night is enormous
And all my body has grown…
I left the frame,
I gave my eyes as water to the birds,
I shan’t forget, mother.
I keep your voice inside me.
And I leave you the roses…
Goodnight. I go with the birds!
Eugénio de Andrade
I’ve made this post for mother’s day but I couldn’t find any time to translate the recipe… Anyway I think it’s the least important thing today…
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A pinch of vanilla, eggs, sugar and cocoa... Unmeasured words, seasoned silences... stir all that I am and set aside in bain marie...
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So beautiful!
Gorgeous photo!
so nice..
Really lovely.
beautiful:)
I love macarrons!! A beautiful poem too! xoxo
Being a macaron freak, I admire those who can turn our gorgeous and delicious sounding ones. YOU are tops in that category! Stunning macs and photos!
what a beautiful ode!
It looks beautiful! I do want the recipe pretty badly though. ^^
I am left without words… simply a work of art … I admire you so much
Could you please remember to post the recipe?