ANA STJELJA

 

Shadowy Nightmare

 

An unknown shadow on the wall

My cat and I are frightened

She sees a giant lion roaring

And I see myself becoming Ill

We embrace each other like little orphans

Waiting for the dawn

To sweep away our fear

To smother the giant dark, shadowy

Nightmare

With its shiny giant rays.

 

Into Freedom

 

Bird,

Tree,

Butterfly

And cloud

On the waves of freedom

Travel.

 

Thought,

Word,

Love

And dream

On the waves of freedom

Contemplate

 

And the man

Cannot easily catch the wave

And freedom to conquer.

 

So he sits and waits

The right moment

Favorable wind

To sail away in his boat

Into freedom.

 

Lenity

 

A smile across the face

An expected lenity

Soft touch

Of tender hands

Warm words

Melting hearts

And goodness.

Why couldn't we all be like this?

Why not to love each other?

Instead of being cruel?

Why not lenity?

Why all this harshness?

This world is composed of opposites

Dualism of good and bad

Light and dark

Water and blood.

Lenity is what we need

As we need God's love

And his embrace.

ANA STJELJA