［作者情報］

［Author Information］

Elea Belušić

( Elea Belusic )

Croatia ・ Rijeka／14歳

第19回The 19th 2025-2026年2025-2026 クロアチア大会Croatia Contest

テーマ「おと」 Theme "Sound" 大賞作品 JAL Grand Prize Winner

This poem relies on a brilliant, massive atmospheric contrast. The child sets up a colossal backdrop of natural chaos—the furious, local Bura (Northerly) wind colliding with crashing waves—only to instantly drop the reader into a completely different kind of intensity: the quiet intimacy of two people. What makes this so special is that the "silence of lovers" isn't swallowed up by the roaring storm; instead, it matches its power. The child beautifully captures how a profound human connection can create a quiet, unbreakable sanctuary, making the outside world vanish no matter how loudly it roars.