MELANCHOLY

Night falls, and with it

melancholy comes.

Loneliness is killing me.

Images line up,

memories come rushing back

of some beautiful days.

Now, it seems as though everything beautiful

is passing me by,

at an incomprehensible speed.

I walk quickly, moving forward.

I try to catch

some part of that beauty.

But it seems that this is not my destiny!

I am looking for someone

I can lean on.

Already tired, step by step,

I walk through the night.

The moon is my faithful companion.

I feel as though I am in a labyrinth,

turning around in circles.

Melancholy overwhelms me.

I feel like a lost child!

I know this melancholy must pass.

With the morning and the pale dawn,

I await a new, happier day!!!

My name is Vesna Malović Petrović, a poet from Serbia, residing in the town of Veliko Gradište, where I live and create.

I was born on June 4, 1960, in Inđija, Srem, Serbia.

I mainly write love poetry and poems for children. I also enjoy humor, and from time to time I write humorous texts and playful poems.

My poems have been published in numerous international joint poetry anthologies and foreign literary magazines, and have been translated into several foreign languages. I am also the recipient of numerous literary awards and recognitions.