HAPPINESS THROWS NO SHADOW
On the hottest day
You climb to the highest point
of your life.
As a best proof you grab
a handful of snow.
All you have to show
down to the base
is only a wet palm.
Try to explain yourself
before your hand
dries completely.
© Maxim Maximov
© Bojidara Pavlova, translated from Bulgarian
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© LiterNet Publishing House, 23.02.2021
Maxim Maximov. Bravado. Varna: LiterNet, 2021
Other publications:
Maxim Maximov. Bravado. Los Angeles: Triumvirate Publications, 1999.