Ljubka Šorli’s poems often feature motifs from Tolmin and its surroundings, the Gorica Hills, Karst, Slavia Friulana, and the Kanal valley. In the face of life’s pain she finds solace in religion, which holds an important place in her life. Šorli’s lyric poetry is traditional in form and topic, often written in sonnets, with a clear and distinctly melodic language. Many of her poems were put into music, namely by Lojze Bratuž, Vinko Vodopivec and others.
(Upon the cross-border Slovenians’ rally for their rights)
Kakor Ivan Gradnik in njegovi
z ognjem v srcu vdrli smo v Gorico,
da v ten glas izterjamo pravico
tisoči pod grajskimi zidovi.
Tukaj smo! Tu hočemo ostati!
Vera v stvar pravično v nas je živa
in zavest, da smo, neuničljiva.
Nočemo nikogar več se bati.
Travnik – priča naše zgodovine,
vseh krivic, tlačanstva, bolečine,
danes nam, Slovencem, svet je kraj.
Da bi ENO vedno se čutili,
da ne bi trenutka zamudili …
Le naprej stremimo, ne nazaj!