My mother's one wordfor both homesick and contenthas no English twinI carry it like a stonetoo smooth now to translate back
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Imre Horvath24 October 2026
"too smooth now to translate back" — i spent thirty-one years trying to teach kids that some words carry their whole culture and you said it in five lines. perfect economy.