ZANKA ZANA BOSKOVIC COVEN

ZANKA ZANA BOSKOVIC COVEN

ELEGY

You don't know

How long can be

The moment

Of loneliness

While I wait for

Your only word

Drawing in

Your silence

You have no idea

Of thousands of

Little drops

Of shivering sadness

When you are

Far away

Still sitting

By my side

You cannot imagine

How deep can be

The sound of

My longing

For your smile

You don't even

Look at me

Lost in your world

So, better go

And when you

Discover that tinny

Missing something

That was love

Do not return

Offering me your

Empty regrets

BOND

I see my mom

In my eyes

The light of love

And care

Always with me

So I dare

To face the wind

And snow

I have a courage

And she

Knows how

I feel my dad

In my smile

The stream

Of life

Even if sometimes

It can hurt like

Sharply knife

Or so easy

As sun light

No sorrow

No fight

In my face

There are both

Or each of tham

Has their place

So strong

They are in me

Built my cells

By their own

Unique bond

So they will

Never be gone

I already passed

Their stream

To my own son

FRIENDSHIP

Two heads that

Trust each other

Four eyes that

Look in the

Same direction

Open hearts

For secrets

Open hands

To help

Smiles

To cherish

Company

To share

Two worlds that

Support

Each other

Universe at

Glance

Big burdens

To bear

Sincere loyalty

To swear

So many stories

To share

Too many ideas

To dare

The same path

To walk

So many troubles

To talk

Coffe or tea

To drink

The same thounghts

To think

Never to feel

Alone

Hours and hours on

Phone

So strong is this

Bond

When that one you

Fond

ZANKA ZANA BOSKOVIC COVEN

ZANA COVEN ( Zanka - Zana Boskovic Coven ) was born in Sarajevo, ex Yugoslavia , now Bosnia Hercegovina. She grew up and studied in her home city and graduated in English language and literature. She moved to Belgrade for further studies and than to Salamanca (Spain) and Milano (Italy). She worked as a translator, pedagogist, cultural mediator, coordinator od multicultural projects. She is also a painter and writer. Married and mother of grown up son. Writing poetry from school days till now she started to public her works only recently. She writes poetry in several languages and dialects but also short stories and travel books and diaries. She published her first poetry book " Zaboravljena u stihu"  (  "Forgotten in verses") 2017, in Croatian, " Lo dico alla Luna"  ( " I will tell it to the moon ) 2018 in Italian and " Entre sol y sombra"  ( " Between  the sun and the shadow") 2018 in Spanish. Her second book of poetry " Jedna Ljubav  ( "One love") in Croatian language, is in print right now. Her poetry is in many anthologies, almanacs, poetry magazines and other publications.Het poetry " Children of the war" is in Antology of world poetry and the same poetry won the second prize in International competition " Città di Galateo " in Italy. She recently won a first prize in Haiku category in European Championship of poetry in Romania. Working and living with her family between Milano and Barcelona.