The eyes wouldn’t see

the butterflies playing

behind the altar.

2. U sjeni ulice

napušten starac

i kora kruha.

In the street’s shadow

a forsaken old man

and a crust of bread.

3. Ptica u kavezu.

Zatvorena u tijelu

duša uzdiše.

A caged bird.

Closed in its feathers

its soul sighs.

4. Hladan zrak

i odškrinuta vrata.

Mačka na pragu.

Cold air

and a half open door.

Cat on the threshold.

5. Okretna meta

na puščanoj cijevi.

Trag leptira.

A rotation target

on the riffle barrel.

The trace of a butterfly.

6. Kad zvona zvone

ne mogu govoriti.

Tišina odzvanja.

When the bells ring

I can’t speak.

Silence resounds.

7. Slijedim te.

Dvije osamljenosti

hodaju putem.

I follow you.

Two lonelinesses

walking on the road.

8. Ulice grada.

Sunce se ponovo rađa

u lokvi vode.

The city streets.

Sun is being reborn

in a puddle.

9. U njedrima

plavetnila neba

igra orlova.

In the bosom

of the sky blueness

eagles playing.

10. Na kori bazge

u zamahu sjekire,

gusjenica.

in the swing of an axe,

a caterpillar.

11. Na pustoj obali

valovi tihnu.

U smiraj dana.

On deserted shore

the waves are quietening.

At nightfall.

12. Barke u luci

i svjetla jarbola

pred polazak.

Boats in the harbor

and glittering masts

before departure.

13. Niz pustu obalu

smiruju se valovi

kraj dana.

Along the deserted coast

- the waves are quietening down -

the end of the day.

14. Kap kiše

pade mi na dlan

pun mjesec.

A drop of rain

- fell on my palm –

a full moon.

15. Niz žaluzine

kapi jesenje kiše

klize u noć.

Down the blinds

drops of autumn rain

sliding into the night.

16. Velika soba

za malenog psića

traži kost.

A large room

- for a small puppy -

looking for a bone.

17. Regatu od

papirnatih brodica

puštam niz vodu.

Releasing the regatta

of paper boats

downstream.

18. Blještavilo

mjeseca nad rijekom,

čamci na vezu.

Sparkling moon

over the river

moored boats.

19. Kišne kapi

asfaltom rominjaju

u dugu noć.

The raindrops

drizzle over the asphalt

into a long night.

20. Cvrčak

u mom šatoru.

Dere se noću!

A cricket

in my tent.

Screams all night!