Corina Junghiatu, Poem
Moderator 
Corina Junghiatu, born on April 12, 1981, in Bucharest, Romania, is a renowned bilingual poet, writer, and literary critic. With a Master's degree in Philology and Psychopedagogy, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Letters and Philosophy, she has cultivated a deep passion for literature from a young age, beginning her poetic journey at 12. Fluent in five languages, Corina has made significant contributions to the literary world.
She is the author of two acclaimed poetry collections: Exile in the Light and The Ritual of a Sunrise, with a third collection currently in progress. Beyond her writing, Corina is a driving force in the global literary community. She serves as the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Verseum Literary Journal and the Verseum Literary Forum. Additionally, she holds the role of Chief Administrator and Global Publishing Coordinator for Motivational Strips, the world’s most active writers' forum, and acts as the Chief Advisor for the World Nations Writers' Union in Kazakhstan.
Her literary achievements have earned her widespread recognition, including prestigious awards such as the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi Award in 2020 and the Order of Shakespeare Medal in 2021. She was also honored with the PREMIO MUNDIAL 2020 "CESAR VALLEJO" (Excellence in Literature) Award, acknowledging her exceptional contributions to the field.
Corina’s poetry has been featured in numerous national and international journals and anthologies, and she is an active participant in global poetry festivals and cultural events, often stepping into roles of co-organizer and moderator. Through her unwavering dedication to literature and culture, Corina continues to inspire and connect writers and readers worldwide.
HAPPINESS
Happiness is not a place on the map,
not a geography of abundance,
but a translucent hologram projected into the marrow of being,
an inner combustion sparking from an electric dream,
pulsing through the invisible network of the spirit,
where every atom becomes a guiding lamp,
and silence takes on the texture of an unwritten sound.
Happiness is the mute vibration of mountains,
where clouds do not linger but pass through stone,
where the wind does not whistle but engraves codes
into the veins of leaves,
where tree roots screw themselves
into the earth’s core
like wires carrying the memory of the world.
Happiness is a wound of light
that does not hurt but expands in circles,
a grain of sun rolling over the skin of morning,
a wing that has forgotten its body
but keeps flying.
Happiness is a hand tracing the air,
unaware that it has just invented infinity.
JOURNEY TO YOU
I will search for you beyond time,
where hours unravel
into fine threads of light,
where seconds shed their bodies
and leave behind only echoes.
I will drift, perhaps, among silver colonies
rising from the bosom of Venus,
in a galactic symphony,
and there, I will find you again,
dancing with the fire of comets,
in a corner of infinity
where only we
will know we have been.
It will be but a billion years between us,
or perhaps just a moment,
when atoms end their searching
and we will touch,
two fragments of sky,
restoring a light
the universe created
at the dawn of time.
BALLERINA
At the heart of the stage,
light paints a mirage:
a ballerina does not step, she floats,
weaving a geometry of air with her soles.
An Aphrodite dances
on the slender thread of light,
a Persephone sways,
her amber body
pulsing like a flicker of a lamp in the night.
The silk of her steps
rustles like jasmine petals,
scented with rain torn upon lace,
while her tutu, a metaphor,
a wisp of burnt sugar,
dissolves in circles
until it becomes a dense mist of vanilla.
The violins melt into honeyed breaths,
while the piano weaves her into the air,
imprisoning her soul in sound.
Between one dance and another,
only the echo of an artist’s fate remains,
born from the dust of stars,
forever thirsting for a beauty
that cannot be grasped,
but which, with every creation,
is reborn into infinity.
© Corina Junghiatu 2025
Prepared Angela Kosta
