This poem needs a little historical background. Erekle II, also known as Patara Kakhi, found himself in a very difficult position while trying to protect Georgia between much larger powers, eventually signing the Treaty of Georgievsk with Russia. I wrote [...]
This poem actually started as a very quick and simple poem written by a friend of mine while we were both in Romania. He wanted to send it to his girlfriend in Turkey on a postcard. I took the original [...]
The original version of this poem is in German, and I think it might be the most emotionally loaded poem I have written. It is also probably one of my personal favorites. It is very short, and I don't think [...]
