Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
Ένα ποίημα αφιερωμένο στον ποιητή
Aleksej Kalakutin
I dedicate this poem to a wonderful man, an extraordinary poet and my respected friend, Aleksej E. Kalakutin, who inspired me to write it.
A gem of tears
A poet is sitting in his room as midnight is ticking slowly
His thoughts are overflowing his wit
His breathing is getting heavy
The air is warm and his eyes are weary
One lone shadow’s wavering on his pale cheek
As the metropolis rests in its peaceful sleep,
The Volga River’s whispering tenderly to him
The story of two souls so far away but closely connected
As he’s searching for right words in his head
Beautiful chords emerge and compose a golden chain
This poet yearns that God brings peace to his land
He closes his bright eyes and every night he prays
His hope is his strength in hardships he undertakes
Through times which no human should ever experience
Silently he looks up to the starry sky and he sees
A distant light that suddenly thrills his spirit
His body moves instantly to it with a sense of relief
Turning the weight he carries into a gem of tears
Author: Prof. Milena Pčinjski
Ćuprija, Republic of Serbia
