Hope

The most important for our life,
the most difficult to achieve,
it’s peace!
I do remember since
my childhood,
there were always war and conflicts
near Persian golf…
Today I see the Syrian girl with tears
in her eyes,
missing home.
Let it be, peace!
Peace for the world!

Dessy Tsvetkova, a Bulgarian currently living in Belgium, has 5 poetry books in Bulgarian, 1 in English, Wind Whispers. She has also compiled an anthology, River of Words. Dessy, a member of the Flemish Party for Poetry, won 1st place for poetry in the World Literature Festival in Brashov, Romania, 2022. Read other articles by Dessy.