Thank you for the translation; it’s lovely! | by Deborah Barchi | Medium

When April’s gentle rains have pierced the drought
Of March right to the root, and bathed each sprout
Through every vein with liquid of such power
It brings forth the engendering of the flower

How Far Back in Time Could a Modern English Speaker Go and Still Communicate?

Kathy Copeland Padden

1 min readJul 13, 2020

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Thank you for the translation; it’s lovely!

Past Is Prologue

Deborah Barchi

Written by Deborah Barchi

Deborah Barchi has recently retired from her career as a librarian and now has time to read, explore nature, and write poetry and essays.

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