For the Night is Close . . .
Written by Maria Mistrioti
Translated from the Greek by Lamprini Botsivali
Narrated by Bill Wolak
“For the night is close—follows the light . . .’’ The Odyssey
I speak with you
and like those peasant women
when they lament for the separation
they leave on the wet ground
a branch of rosemary
—as a talisman for the journey—
and a ripe pomegranate
which encloses
their red tears