hˌævɪŋ ɡɹˈoʊn ˌʌp dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈoʊstwˈɔːɹ pˈiəɹɪəd, mˌɑːɹsɪŋkɪvˈɪtʃɪəs ɪvˈoʊks ɪn hɪz pˈoʊɪtɹi ɐ ɹoʊmˈæntɪsˌaɪzd vˈɜːʒən ʌv tʃˈaɪldhʊd spˈɛnt ɪnðə lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniən kˈʌntɹɪsˌaɪd, ʌv fˈɜːst lˈʌv, ʌv mˈænz ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð nˈeɪtʃɚ.
Having grown up during the post-war period, Marcinkevičius evokes in his poetry a romanticized version of childhood spent in the Lithuanian countryside, of first love, of man's relationship with nature.