Duško Matas (*)
Zagreb, Croatia

most u tami
rijeku presvodjuje
traka svjetla

a bridge in the dark
the river is vaulted
by a ray of light

niski let ptice
nabujali potok nosi
prazno gnijezdo

low flight of a bird
a swollen stream carrying
an empty nest

staza uz potok
prati ga uzvodno
i nizvodno

a lane along the stream
following it up
and down

Jasminka Predojević (*)
Zagreb, Croatia

Znojan od temperature
posrće
snjegović

Sweating
from the high temperature
the snowman stumbles.

Nebo
križićima izvezlo
jato lastavica

By criss-cross stitch
flight of swallows embroidered
the firmament.

Blatnim puteljkom
žena vuče dijete
zagrlivši psa

A woman pulls
the child over muddy path
embracing the dog.

Vjekoslav Romich (*)
Zagreb, Croatia

Prolaze vojnici
Maslinovom grančicom
maše starica

Movement of troops.
Old woman waving
with an olive twig.

Poslije bitke
crvene se makovi
na polju poginulih..

After a battle
the red poppies
on the dead's field.

Stjepan Rožić (*)
Ivanić Grad, Croatia

Tijesno zbijeni
feferoni u staklenci
se ljute

Packed in a glass jar
chilli peppers are
hot with rage ...

Iznenadni vjetar
nosi snježni oblak
trešnje su cvatu.

Suddenly a wind
carrying snowy cloud from
blossoming cherry tree.

Predano kistom
seli slikar cvjetnu
livadu na platno.

With his brush a painter
moves flowery meadow
onto the canvas.

Draško Regul (*)
Zagreb, Croatia

Nekamo jure
oblaci ljetnim nebom.
Bijelo na plavom.

Rushing somewhere
the clouds over the summer sky.
White on blue.

Naglo počnu i
još naglije prodju zvjezde
ljetne oluje.

They start suddenly
and pass even more suddenly
the summer storms.

Drukčije šumi
lišće. Možda nam ipak
dolazi jesen?

The leaves rustle
differently. Maybe
Autum is on the way.

Vida Pust Škrgulja (*)
Ivanić Grad, Croatia

Ljetna noć.
Vlak tutnji kroz
mirni disaj djece.

A summer night.
Train rumbling through
children's quiet breath.

Tražeći put
kroz beskrajnu pustinju
mravac na knjizi.

Searching its way
through an endless desert -
an ant on a book