Today

by Dessy Tsvetkova / November 9th, 2025

Today
is sad
and strange,
the sky
is raining
rubies …

Red drops
of grief …

It pours
a cry
for the innocent
died
in the war loob…

Young
stalks sprout,
as attempt for releif…

One
flower grows,
for each
soul…

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.

This article was posted on Sunday, November 9th, 2025 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.