On the 5th of August 1970 at three in the afternoon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vera Kowalewska was walking along a hot street in Warszawa<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The heat and a series of late nights had made her drowsy <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And she suddenly tripped and fell violently to the ground <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fall caused her to become disorientated for a moment <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As she gained her senses she became aware of a tall man <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tall man asked her in English if she had suffered any injury <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from her bloodied knee and grazed palms <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He gently helped her to her feet <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She answered him in English <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which she had learned when at university <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They sat on a nearby bench while she recovered <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vera Kowalewska was a native of the capital city <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And lived with her paternal aunt in a riverside apartment <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was known by all as Little Vera<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due to her height and sparrow like appearance <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stephen bathed her injured knee with water <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And bandaged it with one of his mothers handkerchiefs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first she did not speak as she was very embarrassed<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The name of our once beautiful city stems<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From a 13th-century legend <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of a fisherman named Wars and his wife, Sawa<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where are you from <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am from Leatherhead in England <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is not far from London <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is this your first visit to Poland <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No it is my third visit <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is there any reason <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because I am of Polish blood <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is your name <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stephen <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stephen Smith <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is my English name <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My Polish name is Zbigniew<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just Zbigniew<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes I was never told of my other name <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am Vera Kowalewska <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And as you can see I am very clumsy <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of my friends call me Little Vera <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of my size and waif like features <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are very tall my gallant Englishman <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And you have the most beautiful eyes
to be continued<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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