Two Poems by Zlatan Demirović

Universal Chords

In plural being, all exudes peace and harmony.

In accordance with unstable 

and stable currents,

which flow through waterfalls

of infinite dimensions

in the final calm of resolved tensions.

 

No tension, or longing for

unattainable,

no resolution is created,

with intention and with the goal

of returning to the peace of prosperity.

 

The stone of existential stumbling blocks,

through magical sound

unresolved chords,

full of creative potential

plunges through whirlpools and geysers

lakes of timeless stability

and final relaxation Wednesday

bringing the road to an end.

 

The universal mind composes that symphony!

Decreased chords, raises, and downs,

are planetary systems, which tend to

towards unification into galaxies.

Sad vibrations of nostalgic moles

bear the shadow of the unfulfilled,

sometimes neglected scores,

interplanetary bridges of minor tonic

full of aspirations for the expansion of the chromatics of joy.

 

In the record of that Great Work,

everything gravitates towards a safe path

dominant chords.

But there is no smoke and mays,

which, as if calling for action

universal full consciousness,

which carelessly hovers in an endless whirlwind

microparticles of stardust.

 

And all that until the final crescendo

and explosions of the universal core

with the birth of new stars

in the dominant-winning major ...

 

Dear,

I would have to tell you everything again,

But, by some miracle,

I always run out of words...!

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Punished Souls

 

He was strange to me,

from the very beginning...

Gifting passers-by 

with small bouquets of dry wild flowers,

while showing the children

how to feed his parrot,

letting them enjoy

in his linguistic bravura performance 

and dancing in place.

 

The old man was in a great mood,

so, he would start a conversation with each,

but in the end, specifically with me...

 

Those drawings on wood,

displayed right next to the bench, 

which obviously belonged to him,

captured my attention exceptionally.

It seemed as they were alive,

extending their hands

and calling passers-by

to take them away...

 

Well, I didn’t miss to learn

their genesis from the old man.

 

"These are not works of art," he told me.

"These are only ultraviolet 

photographed smiling souls,

while expressing the joy of life".

 

I was convinced, 

that, to occupy attention, 

he can expertly...

 

"Ah, I'll tell you a secret!

Souls are here on earth,

by punishment,

learning to rejoice!

Along the way, they are sanctioned in life

for every non-rejoicing"...

 

Look at this, I said to myself,

I have read many mystics so far,

but I didn't even think

that I would ever meet someone like this.

 

And he continued,

 

"Finally then, so well taught,

they happily travel back...

Have you ever heard of a soul,

which regrets leaving,

and willing to come back"...

 

I already have felt dizzy,

but he didn't give rest...

 

"Souls are like bees,

flying around

collecting pollen,

so, they carry it to the main hive,

and then, on a well-deserved rest"...

 

I looked around,

is there any tram!

With that last heard,

convincingly ringing in my ears,

I was to leave this strange park,

which reminded me 

of Patriarchal Ponds,

from "The Master and Margarita"...!

 

© Zlatan Demirović

 zlatandem@yahoo.com

 

Brief Biography : ZLATAN DEMIROVIĆ 

Bilingual book writer, novelist, critic, internationally acknowledged poet, and trilingual translator (English, Czech, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbin languages).

* The founder of PRODIGY LIFE ACADEMY and author of the PRODIGY LIFE PROGRAM, which serves as a platform for spiritual and personal development.

* Founder and Editor in Chief of PRODIGY PUBLISHED USA (publishing, promoting books, self-developing programs, anthologies of world multilingual poetry etc.)

* DOCTOR OF HUMANITY of PRIXTON CHURC & UNIVERSITY-Milwaukee, USA (2021)

* HIGHER HONORARY DEGEE of ACADEMY OF ART AND CALIGAPHY-EGYPT (2021).              

* MEMBER of the ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL THE MOMENT INTERNATIONALNEWS-USA

* Admin advisor for POETRY AND LITERATURE WORLD VISION, EACRITORES SIN FRONTIERAS.

* Winner of the "Arab World Award for Creativity in the World Poetry Field for 2021" organized by the "Arab Media World Foundation London-United Kingdom".

* Multiply awarded as a poet, philanthropist, and humanist.

* His poetry, novels, essays, and critics have been published and presented in various literature magazines, radio, TV, media streams and participated in many anthologies around the world.

* Author and Editor-in-chief of anthology “COMPASSION-Save the world” (130 renowned authors from all around the world in only one poem titled COMPASSION).

* Author and Editor-in-chief of anthology “Bangladesh English Poets” (27 renowned authors from Bangladesh), Pakistani English Poets (25 renowned authors from Pakistan) and more than 200 books other authors .

* Founder and editor of Prodigy Magazine 2022

Books published:

PRODIGY LIFE; 4 STEPS TEACHING FOR SELF-HEALING; GENIUS MINDSET TRAINING; PAIDA LAJIN SAMOIZLJECENJE; POETRY COLLECTIONS 1,2,3

(All published in USA, by BALBOA PRESS, AMAZON, PRODIGY PUBLISHED)

 

Translated into:

Italian, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Duch, Greek, Turkish, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Hindi, BCS (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian), Albanian, Hausa Nigerian, Arabic, Aleut (Alaska), Urdu (Pakistan), Bahasa-Indonesia, Kurdish, Persian, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Tajik, Bulgarian, Romanian, Hebrew, Punjabi, Slovenian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Tamil, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Assam, Africaans, Lesotho, Isixhosa, Zulu, Swahili and more, on the way.