TE17 Mysterious Montenegro

Eight Poems by Tanja Bakić Translated fromMontenegrin by Susan E. Gunter, Jim Phelps, Peter Stonelake, and Tanja Bakić

I Will Recognize You

I will recognize you by the wind which blew That July evening out of nowhere Tangling your loose hair, Mottling it with sand from the beach. I will recognize you by the fine drops of rain Which started drizzling then, Filling the entire shore From one end to the other. I will recognize you by the palm tree Below which you secretly Huddled, I will recognize you by the bench On which you sat askew Awaiting me With a smile trembling On your lips.

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