STOIANKA BOIANOVA

 

Pastoral

I dream of the oak forest, where we go -

with orange charming flowers of love,

with unforgettable blue forget-me-nots.

Golden blackbirds 

and buttercups glow yellow,

speckled fishes are chased in the creek.

A spectrum of colors blooms 

among the meadows 

and the feelings from the words pour out.

A celestial rainbow shines above the planet.

Bodies and souls embrace each other 

in happiness.

Tears of joy from the eyes are swinging -

rainbows flicker in everything visible.

To The Loved Ones On The Other Side 

I returned to the lands where you and I lived.

Blooming oleanders dance along the road -

But ... they don't ask about you. I'm asking.

The island opposite is basking in the sun,

happy birds with wings raise the brilliant sky.

But ... they don't ask about you. I'm asking.

People pass quickly, go far, return.

The moon leaves silently, the cool evening comes ...

The words begin to flow in unexpected verses,

as song of lonely bird, screams of sapient owl.

My soul is seeking you beyond the distant worlds.

Nobody asks about you. I'm asking, asking, asking... 

STOIANKA BOIANOVA

STOIANKA BOIANOVA, (Bulgaria) Physicist. Included in Know Her Words, PEN International Women Writers Committee Initiative to celebrate the best women's writing from around the world. She is the author of eleven books in the genres of poetry and fiction in Bulgaria. Co-author with Minko Tanev (her husband and partner in literature) of four bilingual books in English and Bulgarian published upon the invitation of Cyberwit.net, India and a book of poetry from Independently published, India. She has participated in more than 120 international anthologies of poetry, gogyoshi and haiku, has publications in 30 countries, including Manseerah – the Great Poetic Epic of Modern Man, United Arab Emirates, 2024 and "HYPERPOEM, Collection of Authors on a World Record", Ukyoto, India, 2023. Awards: “Best Author European Community”, the International Poetry Competition “Ossi Di Seppia” 2024, Italy; Grand Premio International Poetry Prize “Ossi di Seppia” Italy, 2023; Chinese International Zhengxin Poet Award, China, 2022; Silver Award for World Gogyoshi, 2022; “First World Poetry Competition of  Newspapers and Televisions” 2020, China; Prize Suryodaya Literary Excellence Award, India; LIBRE Global Poetry Prize and PREMIO PACIFISTA GLOBAL, POETAS INTERGALACTICOS, Ecuador; Silver Award for World Gogyoshi, 2022; In the list of the top 100 European most creative haiku authors. Haiku awards and honors in Poland, Japan, India, Croatia, France, and Bulgaria. Certificate of honor for contribution to modern Bulgarian literature, 2019. Honorary Poet of Birland State, Africa, depicted on a special postage stamp. International Peace Ambassador, The Daily Global Nation, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ambassadors of Kindness and Happiness from Royal Kutai Mulawarman Peace International Institute, Philippines. Member of many international organizations in Japan, USA, UK and of the Global Honorary Council, the Federation of WORLD CULTURAL & ART SOCIETY, Singapore.