Eternal smile
Branka Čmarec Zagreb (Croatia)
Like an amulet I carry it everywhere,
like a brilliant firework
I let it spill over my face,
tangle playful fingers
in my flowing hair.
I send it to the clouds and the wind,
to the birds happy in flight,
to the children running through the green park,
to pure souls rejoicing in life.
I give it to the golden sun
and it returns a bright smile
immediately back to me,
because a day without a smile
is like a dish without spices for both of us.
Like an amulet I carry it everywhere,
with it this colorful and gray life
is much more beautiful.
I feel like putting it on all of them
on those dark and serious faces
and letting it playful
dance around the city,
and cheering up the stormy, angry sea.
And then before sleep
I return it to my tired face,
because even the little one deserves a rest.
Branka Čmarec
Zagreb, Croatia
From my first book of poetry Eternal Beauty..
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