Poetry from Wazed Abdullah

Young South Asian boy with short black hair and a light blue collared shirt.
Wazed Abdullah

Mobile Phone
 
In hand it rests, a portal bright, 
With every tap, it brings delight. 
Sent, calls so clear, 
The mobile phone, our modern seer. 
From dawn to dusk, it never tires, 
Connecting us with all desires. 
In a frame, a world's embrace, 
Our mobile phone, a magic space.

Wazed Abdullah is a student of grade nine in Harimohan Government High School, Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh.

Essay from Marjona Asadova

Young Central Asian teen girl standing in front of the red, blue, white, and green Uzbek flag. She's got a white collared shirt and straight brown hair and brown eyes and looks very serious.
Marjona Asadova
Country!!! Did you feel the power of that one word? You say that this word did not shake the hearts of some, and did not make them cry! There is a world of meaning in a five letter word. So what is Homeland? The homeland is the place where the blood from the navel of man and his descendants was shed. The homeland is the abode of the ancestors, the land where the nation grew up, where its language, religion, history, culture, traditions and values were truly formed and developed. The homeland is each of our breaths, our beating heart, our innocent eyes full of love...

The more the country is described, the less it seems. Therefore, in a nutshell, Homeland is the place where every person was born and raised. As the homeland is dear to everyone, my heavenly and beautiful homeland is also dear and holy. My homeland is UZBEKISTAN.

      Our country has all the conditions, only one thing is required of us. As they say, "A child who reads a book now will lead a hundred children who watch television in the future." This is the requirement of our time.

People have to deal with problems carefully throughout their lives, even if they are small. After all, problems that seem insignificant to us can radically change our lives. In fact, our daily life and every action consists of these tests. If we courageously overcome these obstacles, we will undoubtedly achieve our goals in life. I think all young people in the country need attention and conditions. Because every young generation living and growing up in this country has the right to receive an education. We can only justify the confidence of the whole country if we unite and become one force. Because "Strength is in unity".

If the children of the world unite and concentrate all their efforts on acquiring knowledge, no dangerous idea can defeat such a noble force.

In my imagination, a peaceful world is an example of the sea. The calmer and more peaceful the sea, the more peaceful the aquatic creatures at the bottom of the sea. The same is true for humans. When the whole world is at peace, people in all countries live in peace and freedom.

For young people to have a peaceful future, it is necessary for them to work together, learn innovative ideas, exchange ideas with young people from other countries and exchange knowledge and skills based on experience.

Essay from Shahnoza Ochildiyeva

Young Central Asian girl with a woven headdress and long dark hair holding two trophies. Out in the city at night. She's got a silver or blue coat, a white lacy blouse, black pants and tennis shoes.
Shahnoza Ochildiyeva

Talented Uzbek girl

Mahmudjonova Zahroxon is one of talented girls of Uzbekistan. She was born on November 14, 2006 in Almazor district of Tashkent city. Nationality is Uzbek. Art direction – field of flute. In 2016, She was awarded with a 2nd degree Diploma at the “Zolotoy Fenix” international competition held in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2021, she was awarded the 1st degree Diploma in the essay competition dedicated to the 580th birthday of Mir Alisher Navoi. In 2021, she was awarded the “Praise Label” for her excellent studies and exemplary behavior. In 2021, she was awarded the 1st degree Diploma at the International competition “Rainbow art’s” held in the city of Karaganda, Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2021, she was awarded the 2nd degree Diploma in the “Smart Girls” competition. In 2021, she was awarded the 1st degree Diploma at the “Snejnyy Bars” International Competition held in Moscow.

 In Tashkent (ensemble)she  was awarded with the Grand Prix. In 2023, she was awarded with the 1st degree Diploma at the international competition “Melody leto” held in Tashkent. In 2023, she was awarded the 1st degree Diploma in the “Best Play Performance” competition held at the school level. She was awarded the 2nd degree Diploma at the 30th International Competition named after “A. Jubanov” held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from October 30 to November 3, 2023

In 2023, she was awarded with the 1st degree Diploma at the international competition “Melody leto” held in Tashkent. In 2023, she was awarded the 1st degree Diploma in the “Best Play Performance” competition held at the school level. She was awarded the 2nd degree Diploma at the 30th International Competition named after “A. Jubanov” held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from October 30 to November 3, 2023.

Poetry from Dusan Stojkovic

Closeup headshot of a young light skinned man with only a little bit of hair on top of his head, a black turtleneck, and two rings on his right hand. Behind him is a forward-facing image of himself as if projected on a screen.
Dusan Stojkovic

THE NATURAL CAUSE OF THINGS 

I've heard
from old stories
that some Gypsies
taught a horse how to starve.
It died after a while.
/as soon as they taught it how 
to starve, it dropped dead/

It will be heard
from our story
that a poet 
taught a woman how to get over.
She left after a while.
She learned how to get over
and fell in love with someone else.

/the natural course of things/

*

A CLOUD IN TROUSERS 

During those years
I was a cloud
In trousers.
I was Mayakovsky.
And I did not want 
To be a poet
Not at least your poet
Or theirs.
I did not want them to say
How I lived
Or died because of you.
How I died because of love.
I wouldn't want them to be wrong.
I lived love 
With you
And with everyone of them.
During those years
I was a cloud in trousers
With a hole on the belt.

*

Dušan Stojković was born on June 27, 1994.
He lives in Grdelica (Serbia).
He published the collection of poetry "YOU ARE NOT CURSED - It entered the chest, it came out (2021) and the collection of poetry "GRIEF - You irretrievably went to the fields" (2023).
Together with Jelena Sarić Cvetković, he is the founder of the Association MUK (Young Artists of Culture), he is the general director of the international chamber of writers and artists CIESART for Serbia, he is a member of the BUKA Association and the International Association of Writers and Artists GORSKI VIDICI from Montenegro.

Poetry from Don Bormon

Young South Asian teen with short brown hair, brown eyes, and a white collared shirt with a school emblem on the breast.
Don Bormon

The park

In the park where dreams take flight,
Beneath the trees so green and bright,
Children's laughter fills the air,
As they play without a care.

Birds above in graceful flight,
Their songs a melody of delight,
Flowers blooming, colors array,
Creating a beautiful display.

Families gathered, picnics spread,
Love and joy, no words unsaid,
Couples walking hand in hand,
Creating memories so grand.

Oh, park so serene and fair,
A place of peace beyond compare,
In your embrace, we find respite,
A sanctuary, a pure delight.

-Don Bormon

Poetry from Noel Pratt

The creek runs behind

my house so regardless of

my underuse and

has come to disrespect my

distress with tall leggy weeds

____

Feasting flurries come
lordless and scintillant,

picking clean

____

Scream you ever and long
from earth no reply but

echoes feel right or wrong

____



Presence and a knot --

design intimidates but 
this strand inviting
________

It gave a gurgling gasp.
 

It would be I purported to have done that … as anyone might. My ground I stood. Yes, I remember.

 

I knew in my current state that the now silent apparition did not beseech; it was only ending my life by mocking the beginning of my death. It had no more to say.

 

Well, now. Hadn't I always said, Death, when it comes, is bound to find me cooperative? The old man that I was began to affect something like a fit of the ague and at last to summon a ghastly utterance of his own, but—

 

And this, dear reader, brings us to present.



~~~~~

Noel Pratt is an editor and writer who finally had it and moved to the country. Most of his schooling has been in theology and theatre, each equally marketable. Pratt also spent time in India and lived to take a fiction-writing course at Santa Monica College.

Essay from AʼZAMQULOVA SHAHINA JONIBEKOVNA

AʼZAMQULOVA SHAHINA JONIBEKOVNA
Education and upbringing

Education and training! Although these words do not exactly repeat each other, it is difficult to imagine them without each other, because education is one of the highest manifestations of education. Education is a process that combines physical, mental and spiritual conditions. It is inevitable that a well-educated person will be unequaled in the field of education. It is known that education is given more in the educational process. From the day students come to school, a desire to learn is formed. They gradually develop a need for knowledge and begin to receive spiritual nourishment. With this, high feelings such as yearning for the future, desire, thirst for work, love for the motherland, selflessness, perseverance, courage, friendship, goodness appear in the students. Education is the oldest lifelong value. Everyone in life has an educational influence. In my opinion, as mentioned above, the concepts of education and upbringing cannot be imagined separately. There is no education without upbringing, just as there is no education without upbringing. Development of education and upbringing is one of the most pressing issues today. A number of extensive works are being carried out in the field of education. Today's youth should be armed with "STRONG BODY, HEALTHY MIND AND GOOD MORALS". The future is in the hands of educated and educated youth!‌‌