“To write good poems is the secret of brevity.”
Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English
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Dejan Stojanovic Quotes
“Eternity is a glorious word but eternity is ice.”
“Eternity and Eternity,” p. 32
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“Instead of imitating me, you simply loiter.”
"Imitation," p. 26
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”
“There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.”
Dancing of Sounds http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21378/Dancing_of_Sounds <br class="br">From the poems written in English
Possibility http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/possibility-3/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Cosmos is God, who whispered the syllable of life.”
“Cosmos,” p. 13
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Sky-Motion”
“One hand I extend into myself, the other toward others.”
"Almighty Shape," p. 9
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Home of the Shape”
“There is nobody to wake up eternal seekers.”
Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987
“Hegemonikon,” p. 27
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “Light Bugs”
“I enjoy it when the world smiles; the more smiles, the warmer I am.”
"The Shape and a Smile," p. 10
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Home of the Shape”
“You not only are hunted by others, you unknowingly hunt yourself.”
“A Tame Sound,” p. 75
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “What After”
“Nothing is inanimate; what is the rest is our interpretation.”
“Life,” p. 108
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“Get close to grass and you’ll see a star.”
“Star in the Grass,” p. 46
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: "Forgotten Place”
“Without pleasure there is no sight or measure.”
Knowledge http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21394/Knowledge <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“All dust is the same dust. Temporarily separated to go peacefully and enjoy the eternal nap.”
Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987
”The Same Dust,” p. 63
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Warden with No Keys”
“Color is the overpowering of black; white – the final victory over black.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator
“Color,” p. 64
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “A Smiling Sky”
“We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.”
“Stories,” p. 60
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”
“To go where no one else has ever gone before is the secret of heroism.”
Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“In an endless silence even screams sound silent.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator
“Scream,” p. 34
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Forest of the Universe”
“When following God, Zero we never find.”
“Zero,” p. 33
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“Darkness does not age; nothing is always nothing.”
“Light and Night,” p. 28
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“To not say all that can be said is the secret of discipline and economy.”
Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“While the world sleeps, darkness and silence are awake.”
Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator
“A Sleepday,” p. 53
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “The Whisper of Eternity”
“The deeper thought is, the taller it becomes.”
“Thought,” p. 64
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”
“We need knew knights, but without swords.”
“Knights,” p. 82
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “What After”
“From whichever side I start, I think I am in an old place where others have been before me.”
“Garden," p. 126
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Hopelessness”
“My feelings are too loud for words and too shy for the world.”
Forgotten Home http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21398/Forgotten_Home <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“To hide feelings when you are near crying is the secret of dignity.”
Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Beyond all vanities, fights, and desires, omnipotent silence lies.”
“Simplicity,” p. 131
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Sound of the Silence”
“A hidden spark of the dream sleeps in the forest and waits in the celestial spheres of the brain.”
Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987
”In Search of Spark,” p. 62
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Warden with No Keys”
“The world is God’s salvation.”
“Infinity and End,” p. 35
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“I don’t know if you are me or I am neither I nor you.”
"I and I," p. 30
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”
“It is easy to see the glow but hard to recognize the awakening of silence.”
“A Flash of Silence,” p. 109
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“Will the day tell its secret before it disappears, becomes timeless night.”
Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987
“Suns and the Night,” p. 45
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Grain”
“Through everything I have passed but nowhere I have been.”
"Motion," p. 31
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”
"Father and Son," p. 13
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Home of the Shape”
“Get out, but don't cause unneeded accidents.”
Silent Equality http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21405/Silent_Equality <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“If birth is a manifestation of life, death is another.”
Death http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21379/Death <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Before the first before and after the last after, there is night waiting.”
Before and After http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21375/Before_and_After <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“To jump over centuries in one step is impossible. Jump too high or far, you’ll be way too late.”
Dejan Stojanovic book Circling: 1978-1987
”In the Silence of the Century,” p. 60
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Warden with No Keys”
“Holy books are an insult to a God with good intentions.”
“Insult I,” p. 104
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“I recreate myself; that is my only power.”
"The Shape and a Smile," p. 10
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Home of the Shape”
“Disease often comes with a smiling face.”
“Benefactors,” p. 110
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“Universe is the Sun watching its own self.”
“Hearthstone,” p. 39
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: "Forgotten Place”
Mastery http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mastery-2/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Those who hate rain hate life.”
Rain http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rain-199/ <br class="br">From the poems written in English
“Serious affairs and history are carefully laid snares for the uninformed.”
"Game III," p. 98
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”
Silence Is the Universal Library http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21396/Silence_Is_the_Universal_Library_ <br class="br">From the poems written in English
Dejan Stojanovic book The Creator
“Passage,” p. 45
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “The Dream Chamber”
“Pose your questions to people and you will get countless useless answers.”
“A Question for the Sun,” p. 123
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Hopelessness”
“Forget decorated generals, tell me about Private Ryan.”
A New Friend http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21370/A_New_Friend <br class="br">From the poems written in English
