Poetic cycle from Jasna Gugić

Jasna Gugić was born in Vinkovci, Croatia. She is the Vice-President for public relations of the Association of Artists and Writers of the World SAPS; Global Ambassador of Literacy and Culture for the Asih Sasami Indonesia Global Writers, P.L.O.T.S USA the Creative Magazine Ambassador for Croatia; and a member of Angeena International, a non-profit organization for peace, humanity, literature, poetry, and culture. She is also co-editor of the anthology, Compassion—Save the World, one poem written by 130 world poets.

The last important award with a single nomination for Croatia was awarded by UHE – Hispanic World Writers’ Union – César Vallejo 2020 World Award for Cultural Excellence.
Jasna is a multiple winner of many international awards for poetry and literature, and her work has been translated into several world languages. Her first independent collection of poetry was published in 2021, a bilingual English-Croatian edition, entitled Song of Silence. She lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia.

Many of her poems have been translated into several foreign languages and are represented in joint collections. Her poems have been published in magazines in the USA, Spain, Greece, Italy, Russia, India, Syria, Denmark, Brazil,
Mexico, Bangladesh, Serbia, Albania, Nigeria, Belgium, China, Chile, Nepal, Pakistan, Korea, Germany and etc.

Her poems are published in so many world-famous print and electronic magazines, journals, websites, blogs, and anthologies like Spillwords Press – USA, P.L.O.T.S. The Creative Magazine-USA, Mad Swirl – USA,Synchronized Chaos Magazine – USA, Cajun Mutt Press – USA,
WordCity Literary Journal – USA, Medusa’s Kitchen – USA, Atunis Galaxy Poetry-Albania /Belgium, Lothlorien Poetry Journal-UK, Polis Magazino – Greece, Homouniversalis – Greece, Chinese Language Monthly – 中國語文月刊 – China,
Eboquills – Nigeria, Azahar Revista Poetica – Spain, Sindh Courier – Pakistan, Magazine Humanity – Russia,Entre Parentesis – Chile, Daily Asia Bani-Bangladesh, Bharat Vision -Denmark, Litterateur Rw, Dritare E Re – Albania,

Literary Yard – India,Gazeta Destinacioni- Albania, The Moment International News – Germany, Kavya Kishor English – Bangladesh,PETRUŠKA NASTAMBA, an e-magazine for language, literature, and culture – Serbia,Güncel Sanat magazine – Turkey,Cultural Reverence, a global digital journal of art and literature -India

A Too Powerful Word-Serbia, Magazine Ghorsowar-India, Al-Arabi Today Magazine, Magazine Rainbow, Humayuns Editorial-Bangladesh, Himalaya Diary – Nepal and

Agarid br. 24 and 16, Online newspaper NewsNjeju, Korea, Willwash. wordpress blogzine – Nigeria.

NEMOJ

Nemoj slijediti moje korake

jer ne znam

kuda oni vode

I nose li neku novu tugu

praznih ulica,

koje se besciljno mnoţe

usrcima

lutalica s juga.

Nemoj slušati moje

rijeĉi

jer zašutit ću

iznenada,,

neoĉekivano.

I otići ću bez pozdrava

sa ranom ljubavi,

što krvari

crvenije od makova

crvenih.

DO NOT DO IT

Don't follow my steps

because I don't know

where they lead

and if they carry any new pain

from the empty streets,

that multiply

aimlessly

in hearts

of the Wanderers

of the south.

Don’t listen to my words

because suddenly

I will shut up

unexpectedly.

And I will leave

without saying goodbye

with the wound of love,

that bleeds

redder than red

poppies.

MIR

Osjećam mir

u kretanju misli

i plamti ova noć

i svjetlost se rastvara

u bojama ljubavi,

neoĉekivane.

Ona gori u oĉima

zapaljenim zvijezdama,

a ja šutnju

nazivam tvojim imenom

i osmijeh ĉežnje

nosim u plavo jutro.

Rosom se umivam

da poljubim novi dan

i veselim se suncu.

PEACE

I feel a peace

In the motion of thought

and this night is blazing

and the light dissolves

in the colors of unexpected love.

It glows in the eyes

burned by the stars

I call silence by your name

and a smile of desire

In carrying to the morning blue.

I wash myself with dew

to kiss a new day

and rejoicing in the sun.

STRANAC

U kojem snu

sam te vidjela

i jesam li saĉuvala

pogled tvoj,

iznenađen

i onu šutnju,

beskrajnu

kako krade

moj san svake noći,

i lomi mi srce

i slama mi ruke

i zatvara mi usne

da ne kriknem

da te ne zovnem

u noći duge purpurne

i prepune

ĉeţnje.

Ja hoću

dotaknuti ti

kosu

i dlanovima ti prekriti oči

da te iznenadim

u neka plava jutra

osmijehom

što osvaja i pobjeđuje.

STRANGER

In what dream

did I see you

and did I preserve

your surprised gaze,

and that endless

silence

that steals my

dream

every night,

and breaks my heart

and breaks my arms

and seals my lips

so that I don’t

scream,

so that I don't invite you

in long

and purple nights

full of longing.

I want to touch your hair

and cover your eyes

with my palms

to surprise you

on some blue mornings

with a smile that

conquers and wins.

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