To Friends
Friends are
like silent angels
who lift us
when our wings
forget how to
fly.
-Antoine de
Saint-Exupéry
Impossible
will become
possible
and a dream
may come to life
when these banes
malicious
creations
will not crawl
out
like a snake
from under the leaves
Everything
will become
simple
and easy
when a single
link
will not break
up
A chain of
hearts
those kind
those tender
will fulfil the
dream
and the day will
come
again
Translated By
Artur Komoter
Prayer For Friendship
True
friendship isperfect harmony
of the human
and the divine
Cicero
Lord,
keep friendship
like a little
flame
amidst the storm
of life
Let the hands
which meet
not fall to ash
when the earth
trembles
Make
hearts stay
steadfast
like stars
which glow
Even above war
Translated By Anna
Maria Stępień
ANNA CZACHOROWSKA
ANNA CZACHOROWSKA was born in Warsaw.
She graduated from the Warsaw University. She is a member of Polish Writers’
Union, a member of the Board of Association for the Promotion of Polish
Creative Output, a member of Polish Authors’ Association, a member of
Movimiento Poetas del Mundo, and also a member of Slavic Academy of Literature
and Arts in Bulgaria. She published eight books of poetry: I Was the Rose of
Your Winter, Touching Happiness, Love Knockedat the Door, Before the Sun
Descends the Slope,17 Ljóð, In the Anteroom of Dreams, In the Anteroom of
Dreams– Polish-English edition, With an Outstretched Wing–
Polish-English-Spanish. They were published in numerous Polish poetry
anthologies and included in the Anthologies of Polish Authors’ Association. Her
poems also appeared in international literary magazines, e.g. in AZAHAR
literary magazine in Spain. Her works were translated in to Russian, English,
Spanish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Belorussian, Slovak, Serbian, Italian, Greek,
Telugu and in to Icelandic (a whole book: 17 Ljóð). In 2016 and 2017, Anna
Czachorowska’s poems with Her biographical note were published in the Anthology
of World Poets (Una Antologia Anual de Poetas del Mundo). In the years
2018-2021 her poems appeared in Anthologies which were the outcome of Poetry
Festivals in Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and India. In May 2011,
she was awarded the Honorary Decoration for Merit to Polish Culture by the
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. In May 2017, she received Gloria
Artis Bronze Medal from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. In
October 2022, Anna Czachorowska received the Honorary Decoration of
PolishWriters’ Union for distinguished service to this organization.
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