Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
Dream about a fish (from the fish trilogy)
I used to throw nets
Much without reason and without gravity
I was catching all sorts of things
Small and large-mouthed fish
Monkfish from the depths
And eels from the shallows
Sea cats graze the sea
The sea dove and other beasts
But I wanted to be their friend once
And go under the rainbow
And they asked me, have you heard of mermaids?
Half fish half woman
She has no gray hair to dye her hair
And every beard is rejuvenated with it
If you’re lucky you’ll be imo
You will be Poseidon’s son-in-law
And in the middle of thick seaweed
You will have your own piece of home
I hunted like that
But sea fatigue overcomes me
I closed the infinity window
Praise the sea, hold on to the end
Neven Dužević Zagreb, Croatia
Goldfish
The goldfish floats around the aquarium
With the fins of the mass like a very young one
In transparent water
Near and far
Another world gives us now
She is not for the pan
She is not for brodet
She is a flower that swims and
It beautifies the world
When I ask her to fulfill my wish
She is as wise as a fish
It sways in the water with its mass fins
Neven Dužević Zagreb, Croatia
Secrets (for fish Alena)
The water of the lake is calm
On the facade of the administrative building
Grass corridors are hidden below
I don’t have the right to ship and leave them, either
Stukas are sitting in their shelters
Sick carp and old catfish
And you hide wherever you go
Because the little fish is always to blame
No matter where you look, it’s a jungle
Cedars look like doe in fear
What is going, what is sailing?
Something is hunting us again
Something is hunting us again
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Neven Dužević is “always there” – on the Trešnjevac, Zagreb and Croatian music scene. He released several albums for the cult underground label Slušaj najglasnije, two singles and two albums for Suzy, on which he set the classics of Croatian poetry to music.
