To You 

As the earth thirsts for rain,  

As the sunflower longs for the sun,  

So does my soul yearn for you. 

In every drop, in every ray,  

I see your image, your gentle smile.  

Just as night has its darkness,  

So do I seek the trace of you in my heart. 

As the earth awaits spring,  

As the flower dreams of azure heights,  

My heart, like a swallow, comes to you,  

To love you through the depths of affection. 

In every breeze, I hear your whisper,  

In every leaf, I feel your breath,  

For you are my unrest, from which I suffer,  

My everything, and my eternal fear. 

As the earth thirsts for rain,  

As the sunflower longs for the sun,  

So does my soul yearn for you,  

Dreaming of you, loving you, always listening to you.

Maja Milojković was born in Zaječar, Serbia. She is the deputy editor at “Sfairos” publishing house in Belgrade, Serbia.  She is the vice-president of the association “Rtanj and Mesečev poetski krug”.  She is the author of two books: “The Circle of the Moon” and “Trees of Desire” She is the editor of the International Anthology “Rtanjski stihopevi” One of the founders of the poetry club “Area Felix” from Zaječar, Serbia and the editor of an international e-magazine for creative literature and culture “Area Felix”.