Boris Maruna . "Bosnia." Spirit of Bosnia Volume 05 No. 2 (2010): April -- https://www.spiritofbosnia.org/volume-5-no-2-2010-april/bosnia/
Bosnia
She is here and she stands firmly
You think: silently once she fell
but she waits for you around the corner
Like trout in the Vrbas
like the Vrbas in its gorge
like that gorge in the mountain
Bosnia—always in her Bosnian ways
Even today we need
her Bogomil beliefs
her Ku’ran
her Pater Noster
her King Tvrtko
and some commander
always ready
to make trouble
You look across the sea
and you look down the wind:
you leave her and then
all your life you hear
Bosnia is calling you
You can never turn your back to her
Translated by Ivo Soljan – © 2009 Ivo Soljan
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