Budapest
Memories of Budapest in summer,
peonies and dust,
peonies and gypsy women,
Fehervari, wanderlust…
Matyas Templum, kings entombed,
roses rife on Gellert's Hill
swooning in their own perfume -
miasma, Danube, domes, violins…
Oases of cool chestnut trees
in sleepy lanes; sun bleaching streets,
acacias in suburban haze,
the turol's eyrie; nesting doves…
Peonies in gorgeous hues -
magenta, cyclamen, cerise
(punkoszdi rosza - Magyarol) -
peonies, for luck in love…