Sul Campo Del Mare - Vilenica

V2-2010.PM5826/13/100, 12:13 PMKristin DimitrovaThe BorderMy daughter asked me whetherI had brought her bubble gum.I told her I had notbut I was there.She objected that I was one thingand bubble gum quite another.I pointed out she could not alwaysexpect something nice.She corrected me“Not something nice but bubble gum.”Although the sun was doing its bestand the birds interrupted each otherand the grass in the park was greedy-green,my daughter rained her heart out.There is a happy world and a sad oneand bubble gum in-between.Translated by Gregory O’DonoghueThe GameWe were playing cards with Godwhen he trumped my king with a two.“But God, according to the rulesyou cannot do this” I brandishedmy fan of cards.‘Then think up someexplanation’ he said.And dealt again.Translated by the author82