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By
Eliza Segiet
Perfect
Too pale for the rays,
perfect for a shot,
roamed through the canals
German-sensitive,
marked by war
Jewish children.
They prayed:
AngelofGodMyguardiandear
ToWhomHisloveCommitsmehere.
They whispered to him.
They knew
that no one else would hear
the words pleading for survival.
Mama and dada
drove off by train,
for work, they said.
When will they return, our Angel? They asked.
The answer was silence,
interrupted by shots from rifles.
The Redundant
The Hitmen
annihilated the Redundant.
An order was enough,
but not enough of conscience.
They had a ruler, power
and arms.
Around them
kind informers.
The Redundant had themselves.
Not enough
for whole families to make it through.
Enough
to
approach
the darkness with dignity.
Nag
The clatter of horses’ hooves
always reminds
of the returning cabman.
He lived around the corner.
The poor wife was alone.
They killed him, the children,
in her
the will to live.
She said she wanted to leave,
but she cannot.
Someone should stay
to remember them
and not let them be forgotten.
Every morning
the scrawny nag
nickers in vain.
She is waiting for…
It is not known.
Maybe
like people
for death?
Or maybe
for a miracle?
Poems translated by Artur Komoter
Eliza Segiet
Eliza Segiet, Master’s Degree graduate in Philosophy, completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Knowledge, Philosophy, Arts and Literature at Jagiellonian University, as well as Film and Television Production in Lodz.
Publications: Poetry Collections:”Romans z soba” (Sowello 2013), Myslne miraze” (Miniatura 2014, II Edition: Sowello 2017),”Chmurnosc” (Signo 2016), Including: Monodrama “Przeswity” (Signo 2015), Farce “Tandem” (Signo 2017).
Author of the Month (June 2017) in The Year of the Poet 14 in the USA, Author’s poem “Questions” was the Publication of the Month (August 2017) in Spillwords Press, International Publication of the Year (2017) in Spillwords Press, Laureate of the International Special Prize “Frang Bardhi – 2017?, Author of The Month of January/February (2018) in Spilword Press. Author of The Month of January/February (2018) in Spilword Press. Author of the Month (May 2018) in the Indian Our Poetry Archive. Nominated for the Publication of the Month (May 2018) for the poem “My World” in Spillwords Press. Nomination for the Author of the Month (May 2018) in Spillwords Press. Nominated for the Publication of the Month (June 2018) for the poem “Evil Ones” in Spillwords Press. Author of the Month (July 2018) in The Year of the Poet in the USA.
Author’s works can be found in anthologies and literary magazines in Poland and abroad (Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Philippines, India, Israel, Canada, Kosovo, Singapore, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, USA, United Kingdom, Zambia).
It’s honor to have a friend as poeteshes Eliza, I read her poems I translated some verses. She is a great poetess. She has a beautiful soul, Delo Isufi, Albania