White Light

A white light,
Wakened in the waters of my soul,
Over the wings of a flying bird
Just as once before…
A mirror of a reborn life in turmoil
Just as today…
Kidnapped from warm verses in rebellion.

White hope,
A voice of life colors without borders
An open canvas of colors brighten
Beautiful
Just as dreams of nights of no return
Thunderstorm,
Of a burning star, steaming hot.

White word,
Raised in the high benches of thoughts
Carved in ancient mythology of trust
Poured,
In fiery horizons of the west.

White life,
a broken mirror of crossed fates
a deep sea of kidnapped sorrows
just as snow…
Dissolved in the first rays of craziness
Just as a leaf…
Lost in a freezing autumn universe.

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Poetry

My dreams remained there,
Like thousand of icebergs in the boundless ocean
My mind penetrates beyond in the skies.
In other skies, journeys of poetry.

My dreams remained there,
In the vernal nights, full of stars.
Words that cause the soul shiver
And weaved the magic linen.

My dreams remained there,
Like the morning light.
With the yearning of autumn
And the drops of rain, melancholy.

My dreams remained there
Over the arches of rainbows, with meaningful colors.
The lucky day, hope and merriment,
arched paths of poetries.

(Translated from Albanian to English by Peter M. Tase)

Agron Shele was born in October 7th, 1972, in the Village of Leskaj, city of Permet. He is the author of the following novels: The Steps of Clara, Beyond a grey curtain, Wrong Image, of the poetry book Innocent Passage and the essay collection Ese-I . He is also the coordinator of International Anthologies, such as Open Lane – 1 and 2, and Pegasiada. He is a member of the Albanian Association of Writers, of the World Writers Association, in Ohio, United States, and the coordinator of the International Poetical Galaxy Atunis. He is published in many newspapers, national and international magazines, as well as in many anthologies: Almanac 2008, World Poetry Yearbook 2009, and 2013, The Second Genesis -2013, etc. He has received various literary prizes in Albania.

He currently lives in Belgium and continues to dedicate his time and efforts in publishing literary works with universal values. He has been an active member of the civil society in Albania while receiving training from USAID, UNDP, UNICEF. He is the chairman of the Societies “Environment and Community” and “Children and youngsters.

(The picture in the front page of Margutte is by Bruna Bonino)