Poštovana Dragice!
Occasional verse and dedications
Dear Dragica!
Ja, Dragice, imam želju,da pročitaš misli svoje,što si meni napisalakoje krasi djelo moje.
Dragica, I have a wish:that you'd read out every lineof the thoughts you wrote for me,which adorn this work of mine.
Zato dođi meni, sada,subotnjega, ljetnog dana,a sa Tobom neka dođu:Marica i Julijana.
So come over to me now,on a summer Saturday;bring Marica and Julijana:let them join you on your way.
U tom pismu točno piše,da bi meni doći znala,a za napor Tvome trudu,iskreno Ti kažem HVALA!
In that letter it says plainlythat you'd find your way here, too;for your effort and your trouble,I sincerely say: THANK YOU!
Valpovo, 09. 07. 2010.
Valpovo, July 9, 2010
Translator's note. Dragica Aleksa of Berak had written words of praise for his book Stihom kroz život (2010); here he invites her to read them at the book's launch.