Poštovani Roko!
Occasional verse and dedications
Dear Roko!
Na sastanku usred bare,sve su žabe složne bile,odluku su donijele,da bi rode uništile.
At a meeting in the marsh,all the frogs were of one mind,and a resolution passed:to wipe out the storks' whole kind.
Uto roda tiho sletii sa kljunom zaklepeće,Odlučio žabac stari,da sastanke više neće.
Then a stork flew softly downand it clattered with its beak;the old frog made up his mind:no more meetings would he seek.
Šta je dalje tamo bilo,ako želiš to saznati?Zato ovu knjigu, Roko,trebao bi pročitati.
What went on there after that,if you'd like to find it out?That is why this book, Roko,you should read, beyond a doubt.
Čitajući ovu knjigu,svoje mile razveseli.Svu ljepotu pruži djeci,to Ti pjesnik Ivo želi!
Reading through this book of mine,gladden those you hold most dear;give the children all its beauty:poet Ivo's wish sincere!
Roku Gurdonu za ugodnetrenutke, da pročita ovo štivo,iskreno mu ovo želi:autor knjige, Benak Ivo!
To Roko Gurdon, pleasant momentsreading what these pages show:this is wished him most sincerelyby the author, Benak Ivo!
Valpovo, 22. 12. 2013.
Valpovo, December 22, 2013