TANJA AJTIC

 

We're Locking Ourselves Up!

We're locking ourselves up!

We may lose ourselves,

someone can steal us.

We're locking ourselves up!

We can discover ourselves, 

if we do not say anything,

they will look in our eyes and know.

We're locking ourselves up!

Let's stop every connection.

Someone can hurt us, kill us.

Let's lock in ourselves, 

throw the key from the cage into a backward,

in the past ,the whirlpool, the abyss.

Let's lock and stand still.

We are waiting for the darkness.

Let's lock up.

Let's lock the truth about ourselves.

Someone can kidnap us, 

blackmail us, beat us, depress us.

Let's lock ourselves up at the precaution.

Let's lock ourselves up

from fear for our own thought, movement, ego.

Let's lock ourselves in, we'll be icy, 

unbeatable giants out of time.

Our time has come.

Our steps are responding dully.

We are a Pharaoh's troop.

The Meadow Of Our Love

My boy,

the fragrant flower

of colorful meadows.

You're bringing in the life with air

within the pores of the skin all the way to the heart.

I love you.

Purity,

with beautiful feelings,

the blue of my heaven.

Eyes

Sun

warm, gentle.

Lips

stream, clear, happy.

My nature,

never experienced.

I feel your presence with every sigh.

You will never disappear,

fade in me.

The meadow of our love,

waiting for you.

I'm letting the dew of the womb

wanting to feel sweet juice.

Beauty.

TANJA AJTIC,

TANJA AJTIC was born in Belgrade, Serbia. She lived and studied in Serbia at the Faculty of Philology-Department of Serbian Language and Literature. She is a poet and writer but she is also an artist. She also deals with fine graphics in the linocut technique. Since 2002, she lives and creates in Canada. Moved to Belgrade, Serbia in summer 2023. Tanja Ajtic is a member of many groups and associations. In Serbia, she is a member of the prestigious Society of Writers of Belgrade. Her poems and stories have been published two hundred collections (books), anthologies, electronic books and magazines. Her poems have been published in English, Serbian, Chinese, Croatian, Iraqi, Bengali, Indian, Bulgarian, Tunisian, Arabic and Spanish. In the spring of 2018, at the "Pegasus" competition of the Literary Youth of Serbia, Belgrade, she won the award for printing the first book of poetry "Outlines of Love". Her book was exhibited at the Book Fair in 2018 in Belgrade, as well as at the Book Salon in Toronto in 2019. - She is represented in the Anthology among the 30 best writers for 2020 by the Association of Writers of Australia (USUA). She won first place, the award of authors from abroad in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2020), Canton of Tuzla. She won second prize in Great Britain from the Serbian Library in London (2019). The winner's book was published and was exhibited at the Mini Book Fair in London (2020). She participated with books and anthologies at many fairs in the world with other authors.- She won III World Prize for Excellence "Cesar Vallejo" 2021 in the category of artistic excellence Lima, Peru, by the World Spanish Union of Writers and International Award of Excellence; from the World Spanish Union of Writers, UHE Mexico. - Received the prestigious UHE Platinum Eagle Award, PLATINUM EAGLE AWARD, invitation to Mexico, Oaxaca, to present the award; I premio mundial a la excelencia "El aguila platino 2022" Union hispanomundial de escritores (UHE), Mil mentes por Mexico internacioanl (MMMEX), Academia Mundial de literatura, historia, arte y cultura; November 30, 2022.- She won the I International Award of Excellence "Cita Del Glateo" Antonio De Ferrariis, IX edition 2022 – Rome, Italy, a prestigious award in the group of poets for the English language (IX edition of the award for foreign poetry in English) in 2022, Rome, Italy. - Winners of Foundation Naji Naaman literary prize iz 2023; (21st Edition), from the Republic of Lebanon, Honor Prize (for complete work) for Literary prizes 2023. Poetry for the competition was submitted in three languages: English, French and Arabic.- Winning the 2023 “Zheng Nian Cup” Literary Award – Third Prize by the Beijing Mindfulness Literature Museum, China. - She is the winner of many awards, diplomas and certificate. She is currently writing poetry, short stories, haiku, gogyoshi poetry as well as graphics artist as a freelance artist.