Poetry
Author: Kristina Pende
Sky-scraper
While thinking about the stories
Of the ones that truly loved
Mr. Robinson remembered a friend
From the times of carelessness and fun.
He told me he never saw anything alike
His friend used all of his magic
Exhausting completely his body and mind
He willingly agreed to sell out his life.
‘Cause he scraped the sky
For the one he loved
He broke the chains
Of her enslaving dark.
He scraped the sky
And brought her the stars
Just to keep a smile in her heart.
Mr. Robinson started to cry
I could see sorrow in his eyes
His friend was taken away and chained
Submitted to all kinds of pain
And all the torture, he calmly said
“Don’t worry my friend, I would do it all again.”
‘Cause he scraped the sky
For the one he loved
He broke the chains
Of her enslaving dark.
He scraped the sky
And brought her the stars
Just to keep a smile in her heart.
He never saw him afterwards
Some say he died some say he escaped
But every time you see a star falling
Remember this story and be aware
That’s him scraping the sky and taking the stars
For the smile of the one he truly loves.
Author: Anamarija Brzica
Cleansing
Awakening to burning flames around
Radioactive cores
Is overwhelming
Lingering in the non-place they levitate,
Disoriented
Specks
Of the cosmos
Eternal scream trapped
Between silhouettes of was and will be.
Dismembered
Souls
In a limbo
Shudder
Crawling between the bed and the couch.
The wasteland invites, but
It’s strenuous to get up,
Stuck between the longest stretch of time
Between inhale and exhale.
Peeling your skin off the fabric
Is exhausting
Stepping over crystals of light flooding
The floor
Is excruciatingly painful;
Drowning awaits.
Removing your skin from your being
Could be liberating.
So clean, sterile even, is
Tearing a hole and amputating
Your heavy skin.
Detached and stretched,
A perfect canvas to draw a map of yourself
Of your was and am.
All your sun stains and loose fireflies and
illusions
All your bloody moons and risings and
eclipses
All your shades and demons and
reflections
Intertwined in a galaxy of pulses and
Breathings.
But you need your skin
The cloak to go unscathed across the valleys,
The papyrus you wear coated with slippery wax
Layer after layer after layer
To keep all the sensations off.
Still, restless pulse will not keep you alive
Unless you extend your arms
Palms facing up
Always up so you can let the stars
Sprout and blossom again on
Your palms your skin, the fertile ground.
Let the space find its roots in you,
Let the beginning find you
Breathing in the ever longing scream and
Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing infinity
Author: Nikola Andrija Marasović
Brimming Skies
And we shall find a pleasure
In the dimness of the stars
For as long as they remain
Up there, unknown to us
We shall find greatness
In our little selves
No bird flies in a box
And neither do they fly
Unless pushed
To meet the fall.
If I am to speak of life
The world will vouch;
In the darkness
With but a few flickering lights,
The red moon Will rise
Sincere in its sight,
Looking not for the top
But a voice of new hights.
Ah, who is the strongest:
Titans or gods,
Kings or those in the hall of fame?
Oh, what a shame
What a waste!
(For even if you claim victory’s taste
That is the only question you asked)
It's all the same
If you don' t find your true, hidden name.
What good is it
Being tangled on the ground
When you lost the sight of the stars,
Looking at your shadow of fading shine?
Author: Ivan Vid Čakarević Kršul
In the morning
Swaying I watch the whooshing swooshing,
the swirly whirl whirlingly swirling,
the swishy vortex of reality
swiftly whirlpooling in my cup of tea.
Wistfully I stir to stir what is within,
to wake my soul and to sway my will to spin,
so I watch white specks be swallowed by black tea
and wonder at the day that still awaits me.
Author: Ivan Vid Čakarević Kršul
Another poem about night
The night is never completely dark.
Even in the blackest one, there's light,
be it a star shining dimly bright
or a fire's first, soon kindling spark
or a firework reaching the sky
or a lonely, dancing firefly
or an old lamp in some verdant park
or a candle on some hopeful’s desk
or a stage set for something burlesque.
The night is never completely dark,
as long as one is able to trust
the eyes’ ability to adjust.
Author: Martina Dunković
Dynamo
Your impatience is making me leave my shoes at the door.
I won’t put my best coat on,
My bow is lying on the floor.
Hitting me won’t help the situation,
You’re a bore.
I’ll let the nearest body of water have my tears,
Slap my wrists and still nothing.
For sure.
My bloom comes out, I don’t know when.
Sometimes even the night doesn’t know
Why she’s chosen.
They do come out though, every now and then,
At times even a dime a dozen.
And when they do, I’ll get a little
Spring to my step, the air is crisp.
The chores get done and with the morning,
The rising Sun will feel my heat.
Author: Antonija Žarković
MY VIRGINIA
I watched you iron shirts
and though it may not seem as much
it made my mind wander...
about lots of things
How it feels to be the wind
beneath your skirt
and how it feels to feel
your touch
I am telling you...
the view made my heart and soul
passionately somber
And oh...
when your shoulder strap slid
just a little
it was as if Sargent's Madame X came alive
to make me confess
do not despise me
do not detest...
I am just a creature of vivid needs
and even more so vivid nature
It is just these little things
that make me wonder
what it's like to know your dreams
what it feels like to talk to you at night
and wake you up with the softest kiss
The world is horrid
my love
yet we are waltzing through
as best as we can
ten feet above the ground
millions beneath the stars
You say you are weary
and I believe you my darling
so come...
come...
let me hold you in my arms
Author: Nathan Vučetić
New Year's Eve
Only five minutes left
All I’m doing is lying in the bed
Feeling all this heft
Seeing just red
I remember those days
Like it was yesterday
The first time I caught your gaze
And it was the only way
I kissed you like it was my first
As you hugged me tight
Now all I see is tears burst
When the clock hits midnight
This New Year’s Eve
Everyone will cheer
While I will grieve
And spill tears into my beer
Happy birthday!
But everyone forgot
If only she would say
All those words I ought
Author: Silba Ljutak
PASSED PAST
My love
alone thou must weep,
disregard of sorrows heap.
Darling mine
lonesomely thou must endure,
calm of heart to secure.
Dearest once
I beg thee still,
let those of old be of old,
let them die by
nature’s hand,
never forcefully
unamendable mend.
For what good can
out of holding come –
too close to soul,
too close to mind,
happiness in passed
past one can never find.
Author: Antonjela Antić
I Promise
I promise I’ll be good
I promise I’ll behave
I won’t ask for anything
Except for you
To let me enjoy you
No hidden agenda
No hidden plan
Just you and me as friends
Just friends
I’ll forget I like you
A bit differently than I do my brothers
A bit differently than I do my friends
A bit differently than I do anyone else
I’ll let it all go
I just want you and the sun
And the sea
And the stars
And me
To enjoy our friendly summer
I know I can’t be with you
But I won’t let it stop me from getting to know you
And letting you to get to know me
I promise
Author: Jasmina Vagaja
She is writing in English and Croatian as well.
Prose and poetry.
She adores nature and travelling. And to speak English, too.
She did graduate high school for languages in year 1996. and University (Economics) in 2000.
Worth of Words
Words are built of letters.
Communities are made of people.
Each letter is like One Soul.
One Soul One letter.
Some letters can stand alone and by ownself and also with others and that way are perfectly fine. Those are vowels.
The other ones are consonants. And those ones are better in standing with others; they like to cocreate.
The letter U is open and is the letter of the opendmindedness.
U is the first letter of the Universe, Unicorne, U, Uniq.
Each letter has specific quality.
The letter O is a circle letter; like life.
Life is about giving and receiving.
About forGiving and forGeting.
Words are worthy.
Words are wealthy.
Words are healthy.
It all depends on how they are used and written and said.
Words make poem, song, column, prose and poetry.
Short prose is poetry.
Or poetry is prose in small.
I can paint the word Beautiful.
Rainbow.
Author: Antonjela Antić
Silly little us
I’ve been acting silly lately
Like a busy little bee
When she lands on a flower gently
Only to realise it was my knee
I’ve been running in circles
Inside my own funny head
One moment thinking of popsicles
The next wishing I was dead
One moment blaming life for being hard
The next enjoying every second
One moment in need of a lifeguard
The next deciding life is nothing but pleasant
It’s a tricky concept, you know
Feeling lonely, blue, and sad
Then forcing yourself to let go
Figuring out it is not all that bad
Why can’t we make ourselves
Feel happy all the time
Bring our lives down from the shelves
And even make them rhyme
Why can’t we live our lives
Knowing this could be our last day
When after all our nervous breakdowns
This is the solution anyway
I too act silly
Feel like there is no way out
But could this be true, really?
When there is always the next day and night
Life is unpredictable
And shit happens indeed
But it is also contradictable
So it gives us hope to proceed
The hope is in the sun and in the songs
In the sea, the love, and in the smiles
The hope is in those beautiful eyes of yours
In diversity and all kinds of lifestyles
The hope is in the friendship and support
In affection, stars, and kisses
The hope is in the day you finally use your passport
To visit the place which makes you feel like Christmas
The hope is in the hidden moments
When life is vicious and takes something away
Only to show us it tricked us
In order to prove us there’s a better way
We torture ourselves for no good reason
Since there will always come a day
In every lunation and every season
When all will be okay
Silly little us.
Author: Anonymus
My dearest…
My dearest, it has long been time for you to leave this place.
I beg of you - abandon your heart and forget my face.
You must follow your own path, for a world in such a sorry state,
these ruins and the things rotting in eternal night, are not your fate.
Each rising of the moon, you use the red flowers as your guide,
to bring you, as you always were, to my side.
But, my dear, I have long been overcome by my sorrow,
and you forget - in an endless night, there is no tomorrow.
You brush away the frost from my skin, in devotion, not pity,
the ice as a reminder that my cheeks have been kissed by calamity,
and each time, holding my hand, in me you confide,
as you say, „I do not remember that you have died.
Is there no way to break this slumber of yours?
My love, you need only set me on the right course.“
Silence falls, and ashes that are white as snowflakes.
Your fire breaks through as your voice breaks,
„They have not cut your tongue so I want you to speak,“
but you do not understand - gods are deaf and words are weak.
I have only ever wished one thing from the falling stars
but, see, my dear, the hand you hold is covered in scars,
and I cannot bear to raise my head to the starry skies,
for they have broken their vows and spoke only lies.
At least, I am grateful for this blinding moonlight
that keeps the cruel heavens from my sight
- for indeed, we do as they say and cannot demand,
they speak their wish, and our fate is their command,
so you are to be free, as is just, with your heart so fervent,
but the Moon is to shine, and I am to be its servant.
Only rarely, when you stare at me on your knees,
do I still remember the birds and the sun in the trees,
and my cold heart sometimes twitches to your song,
making me realize the night has been so very long.
There are things you cannot percieve and do not know.
My dear, I have let my own blood to see the flowers grow,
and I hope that one day, you will be able to forgive
- though I cut my wrists, I have no more blood left to give.
So there it is. The next time you search for me in forsaken hours,
no paths will lead you, no red petals, no strange flowers,
for such is the wish of the silver Moon, of the malevolent skies.
Soon, I will no longer remember your green eyes.