Literary competition “For a green pen” organized by the Youth House of Culture. K.I. Gałczyński in Krakow
Congratulations to Aleksandra Smus for taking second place and a statuette, as well as to Julian Madej, who won the award. Both are awarded students in Grade 2a1; Grażyna Fallowa was the guardian of literary works.
Here are the highlighted poems inspired by the works of Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński:
Aleksandra Smus
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A few hastily thrown half-words,
unexpected deviations from the route
or careless hand movements
correcting long, golden strands.
Trivia allowed
so that in the eyes admired for centuries
sparked fear,
penetrating with heat a shapely body.
I stood and watched
together with the crowd of onlookers.
We watched without a word
monumental feast of tongues of fire.
They burned slowly, savoring.
As if wanting to prolong your torment.
The fire has never been so loud.
I was always told a woman
can be stunning.
I even heard that it causes similar delight
like Notre Dame Cathedral.
But would anybody think
that it can be just as fragile?
Julian Madej
YOU SAID YOU LOVE ME
You said you love me day and night
but with whom do you spend hours of my solitude?
Where are you when I cry with the stars?
I miss our closeness so much.
The silence of our conversations is my cry for help.
I am slowly going crazy from the silence.
The dull pain, betrayal, and powerlessness are long gone.
I’m losing my mind, losing my mind. I do not feel anything.
I have no words to express this emptiness.
Where has your love gone? Who did you give it to?
Nobody can imagine
how I feel sorry for us … you gave up so quickly.
You said you love me regardless of the season
but our conversations are as cold as January mornings.
You said you love me without exception
but you’re running away from me by calling me a junkie.
You say I burn your eyes that you can see hell in them;
my heart has long since broken, mirror shattered.
You can’t even look at me
your eyesight is absent, desire blurred in it.
You said all this to leave me alone
with unlimited love for you?
Why did you do that? You couldn’t turn me off right away?
You disappeared after showing the best drug – yourself.
You said you love me
why do you quit so quickly?
You said you love me
why don’t you try to save us?
Save us, please with tearful eyes.
Save this killer romance between us.