I participate in search
Of your personality
Mixed
Over the tomb of hope…
Bilall Maliqi, an Albanian writer and poet from Serbia, shares his poetry
Bilall Maliqi is a writer, poet and publicist, born in on 08.04.1969 in a village ElezBAli, municipality of Presheva. He writes poetry and prose for children and adults, and also deals with literature critics. He is the author of 44 works: poetry for children, adults, prose for children and adults, journalism and literary critics. Maliqi is a founder and editor in chief of the magazine “Qendresa” which is published in Presheva Valley. Maliqi is honorary president of association of Presheva writers; a member of League of Writers of Kosova; Member of the board “ Atunis” President of “Atunis Lugina” in Presheva.
OVER THE TOMB OF HOPE
I participate in search
Of your personality
Mixed
Over the tomb of hope
Cannot escape from traces
I am there with you
For you
In search of shadow
Of early smile
Of embracing
Embracing
And kisses
With aroma of love.
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THROUGH STEPS
In your endless walks
My memory walks
And there is no point detention
Not even through friction
Remaining from time
They leave traces everywhere
Are seen under a moon’s light
Those steps walk continuously
And don’t get stuck
Don’t know return
Tracking infinitely
Path of a lost discovery
For departure full of resilience
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I WAITED YOU
I waited you as night waits for the day
Season to season
The word to word
I don’t want delays
It erupts my sorrow
And patience expands
Just as the maroon balloon
I waited you just like a sound waits the voice
Sounds of a song
With a soft refrain of soul
Don’t be late (today) nor tomorrow
Break the ruins
Through the webs of time
Run through empty gorges
(I) am waiting
At that height
Where soft air
Combing our hair
And red flowers exhume great aroma
With aroma of love
(You) don’t be late
Leave delay to go away
After seven hills of forgiveness
Translated from Albanian to English, Peter Tase
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