The Milky Way

Many years ago, while attending high school in Stockholm, Sweden, we read a poem that I simply fell in love with.

It was Vintergatan (Winter Street) by Zacharias Topelius.

Fast forward to 2010 when I happened upon my old book of poetry. I reread Vintergatan and was just as charmed by it as before. Wishing I could share it with my husband, children, and friends who did not speak Swedish, I searched for its English translation. I found a few that were beautiful, yet to me, they sounded old-fash...