Branko Miljković
Branko Miljković was an iconic Serbian poet. He was best known across Yugoslavia and the Soviet bloc for his influential writings. He died prematurely in 1961 at the age of 27, found hanging from a tree in Zagreb. This controversial incident was officially recorded as a suicide. In his one-line poem "Epitaph," he writes "Ubi me prejaka reč" ("I was killed by too strong a word") almost sensing his premature end of life.
“Svet nestaje polako. Zagledani svi suu lažljivo vreme na zidu: o hajdemo!Granice u kojima živimo nisugranice u kojima umiremo.”
Branko Miljković
“Poezija je pobeda nad pesnikom.”
Branko Miljković
“San je davna i zaboravljena istina koju više niko ne ume da proveri.”
Branko Miljković
“U srcu ljubav jača od smrti U glavi misao veća od glave.”
Branko Miljković
“Tvoja ih praznina sve više očarava.”
Branko Miljković
“Ona nema nikoga osim sunca i mene.”
Branko Miljković
“Ispražnjeno srce još je uvek živo.”
Branko Miljković
“Prazne ruke prazno srce pusta sena. I nema mene al' ima ljubavi moje.”
Branko Miljković
“Smrt svoju u glavi nosim ja putnik bez prtljaga i lica.”
Branko Miljković
“ovo upinjanje da se kaze sve nece nas odvesti dalje od nas samih.”
Branko Miljković
“pustite me da koracam prema sebi kao prema svome cilju.”
Branko Miljković
“vise mi nisu potrebne reci, treba mi vreme.”
Branko Miljković
“ne krijem: ja sam pun neskromnih snova. skromnost uopste nije meni dana.”
Branko Miljković
“Smrtonosan je život, ali smrti odoleva.Jedna strašna bolest po meni će se zvati.Mnogo smo patili! I, evo, sad pevaPripitomljeni pakao. nek srce ne okleva,Isto je pevati i umirati.”
Branko Miljković