KRISTINA LANG'S LETTERS & POEMS

Kristina Lang

May 19, 20221 min read

My “little”/Moje “malo”

I ask for so “little” in this world full of possessions. I dream of touching your shoulder with my forehead, I crave a little water on...

Kristina Lang

May 13, 20223 min read

Am I a poet?/Jesam li pjesnikinja?

Since childhood, although very occasionally and without much continuity and studiousness, I have returned to poetry. Today I remember and...

The largest state funeral in history - Josip Broz Tito/Najveći državni pogreb u povijesti – JB Tito

Kristina Lang

May 8, 20224 min read

The largest state funeral in history - Josip Broz Tito/Najveći državni pogreb u povijesti – JB Tito

Today, 42 years ago, Josip Broz Tito was buried in the “House of flowers” in Dedinje in Belgrade. Tito passed away on May 4th, 1980, and...

Stubborn Englishman and selfless Indian/Tvrdoglavi Englez i samozatajna Indijka

Kristina Lang

May 3, 20223 min read

Stubborn Englishman and selfless Indian/Tvrdoglavi Englez i samozatajna Indijka

I just watched the second season of the popular American Netflix series "Bridgerton." The series is witty, fun, tense, tenderly romantic...

Funny quotes from Downton Abbey/Smiješni citati iz serije “Downton Abbey”

Kristina Lang

Apr 29, 20224 min read

Funny quotes from Downton Abbey/Smiješni citati iz serije “Downton Abbey”

I have always loved refined and sophisticated British humour. Even while living in Croatia and without a vision of ever being able to...

In the arms of a poet/U naručju pjesnika

Kristina Lang

Apr 21, 20222 min read

In the arms of a poet/U naručju pjesnika

I have found hope in my dreams for your arms, And I feel more love in every corner of our today. Bright mornings and early springs are...

"That is nothing for me to be ashamed of”/“Ništa to meni nije da me je sram”

Kristina Lang

Apr 16, 20223 min read

"That is nothing for me to be ashamed of”/“Ništa to meni nije da me je sram”

Some general rules on childcare are universal, but there are segments in which I notice small differences in the upbringing of children...

Kristina Lang

Apr 13, 20223 min read

Holding hands/Držanje za ruke

At the time when Sara was still a baby, I was very eagerly waiting for the time when I could take her by the hand for a walk. That act of...

There is "I miss you"/Ima “nedostaješ mi”

Kristina Lang

Apr 6, 20221 min read

There is "I miss you"/Ima “nedostaješ mi”

There is no right and no wrong In love, the paths are clear and pure. Something within tells us where to go But will we hear it in a...

Politics of hate, where is the limit?/Politika mržnje, gdje je granica?

Kristina Lang

Mar 23, 20225 min read

Politics of hate, where is the limit?/Politika mržnje, gdje je granica?

In the early 1990s, it was terribly difficult to be a Serb in Croatia. Innocent people were harassed and harassed in various ways just...

Kristina Lang

Mar 14, 20223 min read

Our souls at night/Naše duše u noći

We live in difficult times. Two years of fighting the pandemic has affected our lives in many ways, and it has not brought anything good...

Kristina Lang

Mar 7, 20224 min read

For Yuliya and Olga/Za Juliju i Olgu

Russia's aggression against Ukraine and thus the war in Europe is the main topic of all news and our talks. As a blog writer, I neither...

Kristina Lang

Feb 28, 20221 min read

You are with me/Ti si uz mene

Wherever I go, you are with me. In every ray of sunshine, I find A shining reflection from your eyes. On my way springs are mild,...

Kristina Lang

Feb 20, 20223 min read

Trips to Cardiff/Putovanja u Cardiff

Sara is studying in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, some 3.5 to 4 hours away from Cambridge by car. Sara's dad, sometimes with his...

Kristina Lang

Feb 8, 20222 min read

Like snowdrops/Kao visibabe

Worlds flow within you, you are my strength, And early spring flowers bloom through us. Spring is waiting for us and invites kisses Be...

Watching “Doc Martin”/Preporučam seriju “Dok Martin”

Kristina Lang

Feb 3, 20224 min read

Watching “Doc Martin”/Preporučam seriju “Dok Martin”

I have found that Tuesday is somehow the most meaningless day of the week. After working throughout the day, I have started going to the...

With dance and joy, with you/Uz ples i radost, sa tobom

Kristina Lang

Jan 25, 20223 min read

With dance and joy, with you/Uz ples i radost, sa tobom

January has passed somehow quickly, although it is really a long and for many people a boring month. As I promised myself in December, I...

Kristina Lang

Jan 20, 20222 min read

Our silences/Naše tišine

Some days are needless and empty, Then I think very little of you. I listen to myself and hear the silence, But I don't want a cold...

Kristina Lang

Jan 12, 20223 min read

The beauty of January/Ljepota siječnja

In December, I suddenly discovered that I was gaining weight again. I had nice new jeans, quite expensive, which I bought only a month or...

I don't love it when I don't love you/Ne volim kad te ne volim

Kristina Lang

Jan 8, 20222 min read

I don't love it when I don't love you/Ne volim kad te ne volim

Sometimes I think about my love, And I wonder; how could I love so? Sometimes I stop and listen, And then, all I hear is silence and...