As it was mentioned in all three publications during the poet’s lifetime, "Maro" was written in 1887 and should be considered as Toumanian’s earliest poem.

"Maro" poem’s vital basis are the facts of girls early forced marriage in the patriarchal countryside and the slave condition of women in general, about which Toumanian specifically wrote in the final part of the essay "In Borchalu" a few years later. "There is a beautiful way to recognize the moral and economic life of the people, an easy measure - it is the woman, – we read in the review. – The woman’s condition expresses, shows the world view limit of both the individual and the society, the degree of development. In Borchalu, the woman is still condemned to traditional contempt, as "the cause of the first sin", "the door to hell", damned by all saints and sanctities".

"Maro" presents a tragic episode of the dishonored state of women, seeing it as a natural consequence of patriarchal life and understandings. The author's citation about the specific motive of writing the poem has been preserved in the post "The explanation of some of my writings". The note is about "The story of Zurnachi Sako's daughter and "Maro".

OUR village is the one that stands

Proudly in the misty mountains,

Upon the cliff of the deep valleys,

With hand held at the brow,

Pondering with melancholy mien;

I do not know what it seeks…

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