Zbornik Mednarodnega literarnega srečanja Vilenica 2004 - Ljudmila

Mlada Vilenica
Eva Rener, a pupil of Srečko Kosovel primary school (4.a) in Sežana, is 4 th Mlada
Vilenica award winner in the age group 6–10.
What is a Poem?
A poem can be either large or small in size.
When ending it the voice can either cry or fall or rise.
In short, a poem stands before our eyes
like a painting on a canvas – for us it smiles.
Brigita Berčon, a pupil of Louis Adamič primary school (8.b) in Grosuplje is 4 th Mlada
Vilenica award winner in the age group 11-14.
Autumn Time
Trees are proud and high
saying – all this wealth is ours
and grey-coloured is the sky
there are no more flowers.
The woods are green
the mist is all around
to a tree a leaf is pinned
happy being heaven-bound.
The little birds are hurried by the winds
to decide and fly to a warmer place
but the winds linger there amid the trees
dreaming in a starry sky’s embrace.
In the woods everything is dancing
the gig is given by the strings of fir-needles
and time as well starts prancing
awakened by the tune of nature’s fiddles.
The darkness of the misty night
is lightened by the starry light
and when your dewy face is cold
you know autumn’s back with its power – magic and so old.
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Translated by Irena Zorko