Sailboat: Sailing Through the Ocean of Life: Sailing Through the Ocean of Life

By Ratka Bogdan

“Sailboat is a book of heartfelt poetry that grabs the reader’s curiosity, first with the outcome of the book, and then with the originality of the author. In the universal motifs and messages, found throughout the poems of Ratka Bogdan, one senses a rich and diversified life, which is spread across three continents. Nevertheless, the birthplace, that beautiful homeland, as with most authors, is never-ending eternal love...”
—Danilo Maric, author of “The Mystic Best Man”

“Rarely does it happen in a first poetry publication for these four sides of poetry - its east, north, west and south, to be found in the same place! When these four things (loneliness, travel, love, and finding yourself ) are found in one place, the poet is evidently in his/her own center. And it’s a great sign for the start of an interesting poetic journey, whose future results are to be expected.”
—Prof. Dr. Venko Andonovski, author of
“The Navel of The World”

“The gift of this poetry is that it reminds us that although the details of our experiences are different, the emotions we feel about them are universal. With simple, beautiful language, these poems create images that conjure the familiar feelings of love, loss, joy, longing and acceptance. Let it quietly slip into your heart and connect you with the stream to which we all belong.”
—Staci Backauskas, author of “The Fifth Goddess”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 16, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465368812

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Copyright © 2011 by Ratka Bogdan.

Illustrations: Irena Andonova.

Editing: Staci Backauskas.

Library of Congress Control Number:       2011916905

ISBN:         Hardcover                               978-1-4653-6880-5

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Contents

MY STREET, MY PIECE OF HEAVEN

Alone

Applause

Behind The Mirror

Peace In Restlessness

In The Blink Of An Eye

I Am Leaving

Unfinished Song

IT IS TIME

Sunflower Time

Relieve

Child

Book Of Dreams

If

A Day After

THE ATTIC

Emerging Rain

The Attic(Niagara Thoughts)

Blues

Fata Morgana

Love

Completeness

Idyllic Night

Bliss

The True Door

Thank You

HEART FOR ALL TIME

If Not For Me

Two Steps Only

The Drunken SoulDoes Not Lie

Bitter Tonic

Heart For All Time

If I Wanted

Primordial Sin

Midnight Waltz

Punishment

YOU CANNOT TELL ME

That You Don’t Care

That You Don’t Need Me

That You Are Indifferent

That You Neglect Me

That It Does Not Touch You

That It Does Not Hurt You

That Nightingales DoNot Sing

That It Does NotHaunt You

STARDUST

Stardust

Genetic Algorithm

Give Yourself

Countdown

Shadows

Eternity

IN THE DREAMSOF THE POET

Poetic Strength

Man By Father,Poet By Mother

IF NOT FOR YOU

You Came Uninvited

If There Would Not Be You

All My Springs

I Forgive You

JOURNEY THROUGH TIME

Parting

Moonlight

You Would Ask Yourself

Sailboat

TO THE ANGELS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE

The City Of Silver Dreams

Black October In AWhite Envelope

The Big Flood Again

LONELY BOAT WITH