Monthly Archives: April 2022

Reminiscences Again

Posted on April 28, 2022 by hazinedar

We woke, looked at each other. It was morning. Summer. The unseen branches Of trees outnumber The seen, she said. 2. It was a June morning. The trees and the sea were calm. The clouds were gathered in the distance. … Continue reading →

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Memories from the Memory Forest

Posted on April 27, 2022 by hazinedar

Remembering is an inescapable noise, resonating, Returning to its memories, talking to itself. It murmurs in silent pauses, forever Erasing itself, deepening, as it feeds on forgetting. And isn’t speaking a way of hiding? Yes, eyes look, but, Leaving no … Continue reading →

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Symbol

Posted on April 26, 2022 by hazinedar

Turn your lights on Turn your face to eternity Stay in darkness. Sabahattin Kudret Aksal (1920-1993). Simge. Translated from the Turkish.

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The Name of Loneliness

Posted on April 25, 2022 by hazinedar

A deep sleep… In my dream, I was just musing. The name of loneliness Drifted into my mind. Just then, A fly Woke me up. A real fly. The name of loneliness Was left in my dream. Özdemir Asaf (1923-1981). … Continue reading →

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Monotony

Posted on April 23, 2022 by hazinedar

One monotonous day Follows another. The same things will happen and repeat – The same moments find and then leave us. A month passes and brings another month. It is easy to see what is to come: The tedious incidents … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes, Peppers, Aubergines

Posted on April 22, 2022 by hazinedar

“Tomatoes, Peppers, Aubergines! Tomatoes, Peppers, Aubergines!” My whole world turned black, the sound echoed in the streets, “Tomatoes, Peppers, Aubergines!” If only I could have expressed my feelings, Said, “I am madly in love with you.” Just as we stood … Continue reading →

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God Abandons Antonius

Posted on April 19, 2022 by hazinedar

If, suddenly, at midnight, You hear martial music, An unseen marching regiment, Don’t cry in vain For your fate, your failed attempts, Your unlived dreams. Like someone who has long awaited, like a hero, Bid farewell to the departing Alexandria. … Continue reading →

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My Heart

Posted on April 7, 2022 by hazinedar

Some say: “My heart is a butterfly.” Some: “Mine is an eagle.” Let’s see what this poet will say. You ask me, reader, about my heart. My heart…is a wind, Blowing on the horizons of vast seas, Some days, sorrow … Continue reading →

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Loneliness

Posted on April 6, 2022 by hazinedar

I You think you are lonely, I know. You are abandoned. I know, It couldn’t be worse. II It could. Loneliness is When even music listens to you, You write letters to yourself, Read them over and over. This is … Continue reading →

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City

Posted on April 4, 2022 by hazinedar

I told myself I would go to other lands, other seas, There must be a better city somewhere. It seems all my efforts are doomed, My heart is dead and buried. How much longer is my mind to decay, disintegrate? … Continue reading →

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