Timo Flloko, a friend of the late writer Ismail Kadare, has dedicated a late poem to the colossus of literature, where he confessed his feelings in an empty morning, after the deep loss experienced by the actor and poet.

The poem:

Timo Flloko - KADARE (Requiem)

I drank coffee and poisons without you, this morning,
Pain, warts, who would I share it with,
"Chateau Juvenilja" looks like me,
More desert than the Sahara...

Escape the silence like a giant, thinking
(Did you make a secret pact with the escape?!)
Leave empty behind you, in thousands of hearts,
Endless, apocalyptic emptiness...
(Why do geniuses come and flee this world..?!)

Your escape is a heavenly journey,
I can't even imagine death!
I can't even imagine Morti..
A bird came and fanned me

He stopped the flight, sat down in your place,
(Being the shadow of Nobel, that wanderer,
With regret in him, such a rare opportunity,
He left but arrived late, from the winds blowing,
he became a raven out of boredom, so that found alive...)

I was mentioned at the end, lost in that void,
I cast my eyes to the sky, beyond, to the unknown,
With the infinity it merged, there eternal,
Your wayward spirit that transcends time.

Ismail Kadare passed away on the morning of July 1, 2024, leaving behind a creativity that makes us proud. He has decently presented Albania everywhere in the world, through his timeless works, so his loss is only physical. Kadare was escorted to his last residence by well-known personalities, artists, family members and friends, who bid farewell to one of the geniuses of literature.

In his honor, Albania decided two days of mourning, July 2 and 3, and Kosovo, one day of mourning - July 3.

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