Two Poems by BILALL MALIQI

LIKE A DREAM 

I want like a dream 
To be dissolved with you 
Even as a ghost 
Pas and to be behind you 
To attach myself 
In the tale of a skirt 
That is white 
Simply soft 
And unnoticeable 
To not investigate me 
No one 
That I am attached to you 
To walk together 
With well thoughts steps 
And when you arrive
At the gate 
You will come close 
To enter 
Secondly 
Just like one 
Inside the track finder 
Where the silences enter
Inside an engrossed balloon
From pain 
Even in the liquified kisses 
To soften
Dried lips 
And blistered from fire
Of love 

GATHERED THROUGH VERSES
/To my friend Peter Tase/

I

Many words descended into verses
You shaped into many languages
For the knowledge
Through the continents of the universe
They remained through memories
That renew hopes
How many poems shaped as ballads of longing
You separated into letters
That universe understands
With those connecting bridges
To create history

II

You are across the Atlantic
I am on this side
We speak versely
With a matured longing in our soul
You cherished the songs
Into Arberian Language
Even across the infinite Atlantic
As you are knotted
With a fairly distant ithaca
And with white shadows of Plis
That day and night
Surround your dream
With a long woven scarf
Of a snow covered, genuine soul

- BILALL MALIQI
(Peter Tase, translator of poems into English Language)

BILALL MALIQI is a writer, poet and publicist, was born in on 08.04.1969 in a village ElezBAli, municipality of Presheva. He writes poetry and prose for children and adults, he deals also with literature critics. He is the author of 42 works: poetry for children, for adults, prose for children and adults, journalism and literary critics. Anthologies: the magazine Panorama by the authors of South East Kosova “ Sigh for Earth “ by the author Hysen Keqiku (2004) ; In lexicon “ authors of Albanian Literature for children and adults 1886- 2009” by prof. as.dr. Astrit Bishqemi; in poetical antology Albanian- Swedish “Fllamande Ballad” by Sokol Demaku (2009); In poetical anthology “The Echo of Centuries”by Sokol Demaku, (2010). In International Poetical Anthology “Open Lane “by Kristaq Shabani (2012); In poetical anthology by dr. Fatmir Terziu “ Virgin Tears, (2012); In Belgium Poetical Anthology French-Albanian “ Anthologie de poetes Albanophones(2012); Maliqi is a founder and editor in chief of the magazine “Qendresa” which is published in Presheva Valley. Maliqi is a president of association of Presheva writers; Maliqi is a member of League of Writers of Kosova; Member of the board “ Atunis” President of “Atunis Lugina” in Presheva.