ANNA ZAPALSKA

ANNA ZAPALSKA

RETURN TO MEADOWS (SONNET II)

Wild green rivers amid scent of forest moss

Have overflowed this land with waves of flowers,

As if rainbows have fallen down out of sky gloss...

And the ground could drink bliss from divine powers,

As if all smiles of the world have one face

And all birds' songs have come out from one small throat,

Such an unbelievable sense of huge space

Within landscape of heart that will always float,

Such a beautiful silence forever loud

Like Granny's songs sung at dawn in morning,

Like invisible flowers on whisp of cloud,

Like the smallest things, but still worth adorning.

Some memories are forever young like spring

And dreams bloom anew in spite of everything...

THE DAY

Before you came,

I have fallen in love

With the sun...

And I have felt you

Under silver shapes

Of morning dewdrops...

WE STILL FAIL TO MEET...

Like two leaves differing

In the space between trees...

We are two realities--

A pair of shoes...

We still fail to meet

On this road

Of earthly passing...

ANNA ZAPALSKA

ANNA ZAPALSKA was born in Poland. She is Polish poet, teacher and translator. Above all, poetry is the biggest passion of hers. Since childhood she was interested in literature and she belonged to  poetry groups. Near the end of primary school at age 14 she was placed first overall in her age group in the Polish Literature Contest. Anna studied Polish literature at Jagiellonian University and Human resource management in the School of Banking and Management in Cracow. After studies she worked as a Polish teacher in primary and secondary schools, where she used to conduct poetry and theatre groups. She also used to work for charity helping children from the pathological families. Country of origin- Poland. Mother language- Polish. Nationality- Poland. Place of living- London.