POETRY

Diffident, I Am

— POEM by Derviša Grabus Čolaković
(Translated from Bosnian)

Be my spring in the deserted winter,

When everything withers inside me.

Shine on me like the spring sun,

Don’t let me freeze from the chill.

Be my spring-fragrant flowers,

Be the hyacinth blue and my daffodil yellow.

A white falcon circling the blue sky,

A songbird never heard of.

I’ll be your little bee,

That doesn’t rest in summer a single day.

To land on your petals,

To collect pollen from your orb.

Spring is dearest to me,

And wherefore I’ll make you mine.

All the time I feel the best in it,

I’ll never want to lose you yet again.

I‘ll cling you like a nightingale in the nest,

I am your modest blue violet.

I’ll decorate your fields with aromatics,

You won’t discern between dream and reality.

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(Self-translation from BOSNIAN)

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Derviša Grabus Čolaković

Derviša Grabus Čolaković was born in 1957 in Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently she lives and works in Washington DC, USA. Derviša Grabus Čolaković has published four books of poetry: “Zivotne staze postojanja” (Life Paths of Existence) 2021, “Tihi koraci” (Quiet Footsteps) 2022, “Zivot i sudbina” (Life and Destiny) 2022, and “Kap u moru ljubavi” (A Drop in the Ocean of Love) 2023. Her poems are published in several anthologies and collections of poetry. She is a member of the World Literary Academy, winner of the Golden Certificate, and an author in the Encyclopedia of the Best World Poets.

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