Monthly Archives: December 2021

In My Room

Posted on December 24, 2021 by hazinedar

All these, are they mine? Inside my head, there is a child, incurious. My inner world is nothing but a toy, My room, a mirror to it. There is a play of lights on the ceiling. Shade and sound mingle, … Continue reading →

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A Blue Port

Posted on December 22, 2021 by hazinedar

I am weary, captain, don’t wait for me, Let someone else fill the log book. A blue port with plane trees, with domes, You can’t leave me there. Nazım Hikmet (1902-1963). Mavi Liman. Translated from the Turkish.

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The Last Song

Posted on December 20, 2021 by hazinedar

The bracelet falls into the water, disappears; Look, the ripples have vanished. Have I woken in my last hour? Why is my heart crushed by the wasted years? The caravan on the way to my end halts. There is an … Continue reading →

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Suicide

Posted on December 16, 2021 by hazinedar

I must die alone, A trickle of blood, At the corner of my mouth, Those who didn’t know me saying, “He must have been in love”, Those who did, “Poor guy, He suffered so much from poverty…” Yet, the true … Continue reading →

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Tweezers Poem

Posted on December 14, 2021 by hazinedar

Neither the atom bomb, Nor the London conference. In one hand tweezers, In the other a mirror; Unconcerned about the world. Orhan Veli (1914-1950). Cımbızlı Şiir. Translated from the Turkish.

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On the Way Out

Posted on December 13, 2021 by hazinedar

With no ambition for wealth, Nor happiness, Ready to accept my share of sunlight And hope, None, I found. I invented sorrows for myself, Found no consolation. Could it be that I don’t belong to this world? Orhan Veli (1914-1950). … Continue reading →

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For Helene

Posted on December 8, 2021 by hazinedar

When the road of fate reaches the city of nowhere, A regretful hand will close the door of life; With tearful eyes, you will remember me, When only in my lines your beauty is left. Your last season, last spring, … Continue reading →

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Sleep

Posted on December 7, 2021 by hazinedar

The pillow that lulls me to sleep, Gently enters warm waters, Boats sail towards India, The earth is born into a sleeping world. Magic water is drunk from a glass bowl, Al-Sirat crossed on a ram, The spell is broken, … Continue reading →

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For You

Posted on December 3, 2021 by hazinedar

Human brothers, sisters, everything is for you, Everything. Nights and days, Daylight, moonlight. Leaves in moonlight, Their curiosity, Their wisdom. Thousands of greens in daylight, For you, the yellows, the pinks. The touch of skin on the palm of the … Continue reading →

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Guest

Posted on December 1, 2021 by hazinedar

I was so bored all day yesterday, Two packets of cigarettes, no effect, Started to write, didn’t feel like it. I played the violin for the first time in my life. Took a stroll, Watched back-gammon players, Sang a song … Continue reading →

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