POETRY

Diffident, I Am — POEM 𝒃𝒚 Dervisa Grabus Colakovic

Derviša Grabus Čolaković

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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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.