Valentin BUSUIOC, born of June 6,1965, is a Romanian poet, novelist, playwright and journalist. Degree in military and journalism, postgraduate and masters in journalism, psycho-sociology and public management. He is a brigadier general in the Romanian Army. He has published volumes of poetry: 111 Poems (1993) , Live Life (1995) , Vortex (1999) , The Man Of The Milky Way (2004) , The City Seen Through The Mirror (2014) , The Line Of Life (2016) , Grass (2018) and Writing Sheets (2018, Book of the Year prize) . Since 1996 is a member of the Writers Union of Romania. He has won several awards in poetry contests in Romania and abroad. His poems are included in the anthology of poetry from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, UK and USA.
Once upon a time
and once only
there lived an unsightly man
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in a thick milk bottle
a dark green one
which grandfather found on the beach after the war
having inside a shriveled yellow paper
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I dreamed about my dad
He was 53 - my age
the same age he was when he left us
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A fost odată
o singură dată
un bărbat foarte urât
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