Tagged “Biography and Memoir”
Browse Tagged “Biography and Memoir” from the Canadian Macedonian Heritage Society archive, library and community collections.
Biography of an Orphan
At the dawn of the century, In a small and humble village, In the heart of winter’s cold, A baby came into the world. Three Fates had descended there To write the child’s destiny, And before the morning came, Her future had been sealed. They wrote a sorrowful fate, Though the child bore no blame, A burden bound to follow her Forever, without escape. She never knew her father, For he had already ...
Baba Geraka, the Midwife (1881–1957)
It was the month of August, With rains and raging storms; Everyone hurried to their homes, Leaving their daily cares behind. The three rivers joined as one Near Saint Dimitrios’ shrine, Flooding everywhere and everything, Reaching close to Stasos’ house. We saw an old woman running, Barefoot through the rain; And though the downpour did not cease, She entered Stasos’ yard. Geraka came out alone ...
