Poštovani gospodine Franjo
Occasional verse and dedications
Dear Mr Franjo
Na slici Vašoj puno hvala!Što mi Vaša ličnost dala!Ja ću sliku uramitii moj stančić ukrasiti.
Thank you kindly for the artthat you gave me from your heart!I will frame the picture, too,deck my little flat anew.
Zato moja knjiga mala,koju mi je mašta dala,što nas sudba upoznala,ona će Vam reći hvala!
So this little book of minewhich my fancy helped design,since fate made our paths entwine,it will thank you, line by line!
Mladen Franjo Nikšići pjesnik su k'o dva druga.Kroz poznanstvo ovo naše,pjesnik knjigom vraća duga!
Mladen Franjo Nikšić andthe poet are like friends so true;through the acquaintance we have made,with a book the poet pays his due!
Valpovo, 20. 04. 2014.
Valpovo, April 20, 2014
Translator's note. The painter Franjo Nikšić gave him a painting at the "Preprekovo proljeće" gathering in Novi Sad in April 2014, where he read four of his poems.