Dream... Love

Poem by Ndre Mjeda

Dream. Today more than ever

Act. Leave tangible evidence

Speak. Let your voice be heard far and wide

Live. Your life, not that of others

Sate. With things that fill your heart

Drink. The beauty of seas and oceans

Learn. The source of wisdom may never dry

Tend. The garden of your mind

Read. The poems of your soul

Understand. The infinite human suffering

Help. The prodigal son return.

Illuminate. Extinguish the darkness.

Hate. Only injustices

Love. Love and only Love

Love. But give no reasons…

Translated by ©Mirela Petalli

Ndre Mjedja (1866 -1937) was an Albanian priest, linguist, and poet)