IBRAHIM HONJO

 

Insanity

The beginning of all nonsense is in people

man has nothing to do with it

insanity has no limits

it only has a cradle where it is born and nurtured

from the cradle of insanity 

storms and hurricanes are born

earthquakes, rock falls, landslides and wars

insanity is the creator of swords, guns, bombs 

and everything that can destroy

insanity is inaugurated in the souls of people

man has nothing to do with it

in vain my poem talks about truth and love

they are on their wobbly feet

and every day they stumble more and more

truth and love are incarcerated

and slowly suppressed

in the way that killers cover their tracks

my poem is alone and powerless to stop it

there is no powerful man to stop the insanity

there is no God almighty

and there's nothing to protect the truth 

and love in people

I dread that my poem will become insane

and agree to the eternal darkness of lunatics

I'm scared for man and mankind

I'm dying in disquietude

Shadows In The Vineyard

Autumn-bared vineyards 

only a dried-up small cluster of grapes

keeps hanging somewhere

sparrows merrily jump among tree vines 

on the red sunset

shadows are intertwined gently

like girls and boys in love

the call of the far West is echoing in my ears

the shadow of my beloved is cuddled 

against me

like a vine around a tree

the shadow of my beloved sleep in my veins

and leaves its traces on my sleeping skin

entering me completely

we are drinking homemade red wine 

each from their own glass

and we think that is the way to build eternal love

the stone walls in my grandfather’s vineyard 

are silent

my grandfather has gone long ago to some planet

we are leaving, each in their own cocoon

no one arranged a new encounter

we have to wait for the day 

in which we will drink from the same glass

IBRAHIM HONJO

IBRAHIM HONJO is a Canadian/Bosnian poet-writer, who writes in Bosnian, and English language. He has worked as an economist, journalist, editor, marketing director, and property manager. He is currently retired and resides in Canada. Honjo is author 26 published books in Bosnian Language, (7 books in English, 3 books bilingually (in English and Bosnian language). In addition, 5 joints’ books of poems published with Serbian poets. His poems have been represented in more than 80 world anthologies, and more than 60 literary magazines. Some of Honjo’s poems have been translated into Italian, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Slovenian, Bahasa (Malaysia), Mongolian, Turkmen, Turkish, Russian, Bengali, Portuguese, French, Thai, Arabic, Tajik, Vietnamese, Chinese, Macedonian, Filipino, Persian and German. He received several prizes for his poetry.