Do You Dream of Her?

By Sándor Reményik

"Reményik lived in his Essence –

And connects with us from there."

• Language: English
• Publisher: M.Zsuzsa Simandy
• Release date: Nov 26, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386973720

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Erdély – magical, mystical land where the poet lived and loved

About the poet

Sándor  Reményik  lived  only  5l  years–his  brief life framed between two  world  wars,  1890  –  1941, in Kolozsvár, Erdély, Hungary, and lives on forever in the hearts and souls of the people with whom he reso- nated in every fiber of his being.

He originally studied to become a lawyer, but an eye disease thwarted those aspirations and he turned to lit- erature. He was a prominent poet, editor and journalist who, together with eminent fellow literati of the times, endeavored to keep the nation’s spirit aglow during tur- bulent times.

Among many awards, Reményik also received the prestigious medal of the Hungarian Academy of Sci- ences.

His life encompasses his beloved Erdély being attached to another country, during which time many of his friends and compatriots chose to leave for the part that remained with Hungary – including Ilonka and Piroska, the two greatest loves of his life.

His ultimate goal was to connect through his poetry those who left with those who remained, and to uplift all those throughout the world who read his verses.

Let me be the violin that sobs into eternity – Until the artist lays down the bow.

I WANT

About the translator

I have been writing since I learned the alphabet. This is not a boast but a simple fact. Writing has nourished and sustained me throughout my life.

Raising two lovely daughters on my own, I was already 34 when I returned to college, initially for a degree in Journalism. Instead, the single mother’s need to be at home for children returning from school compelled me to major in Psychology—another avid interest.

Thirty years of private practice followed, during which time I continued to write—on the side, stealing, treasuring, the moments. I was married to my prac- tice, devoted to my children, but continued my feverish romance on the side with my Muse. Reményik wrote THE DUAL GARDEN for women like me.

A few years ago I contributed a bi-monthly column, The Little Things, to Shore Publishing Community Newspa- pers, CT. My apprenticeship as a published writer.

Encouraging responses from readers prompted me to write my memoir, GATHERING ROSES, THORNS AND ALL. I needed to assess, reassess—and to share the journey.

Then quite serendipitously I met Sándor Reményik

– and he has kept me spellbound ever since. Loving every minute of it...

CONTENTS I

Do You Dream of Her? I Wish

Is it Love ? ... Just Like This ...

Give Me Your Hand

More Beautifully I Cannot She Left Again Unfaithfully

Timeless Calendar Tree of Hearts

A Loan Quotation Marks The Dual Garden You