Givi Gegechkori (1933 to 2002) was born in Tbilisi. He graduated from the journalism department of the Faculty of Philology of Tbilisi State University in 1956. He is best known for his collection of poems The Light of Pale Snow (1998), a collection of letters The Branch of Kindness (1985), children’s book The Life of Ilia Chavchavadze (1997), and Anthology of French Poetry (1990).
I Thought It Was A Little Far
Oh, my sisters!..
April and May,
You have come
And relieved my heart,
I thought winter
Was a little far…
And let it be thus…
How sadness will
Be my friend,
When you look at me
With love,
I thought winter
Was a little far…
And let it be thus…
Translated from Georgian into English by Ketevan Tukhareli
