I Cannot Say To You, Rest In the Night

When you get bored Go at the edge of the Seine Be the friend of swans Divide some bread into pieces To throw to them! Don't be in charge of shippers Letters remain in consciousness By dancing northward Consider bottles Carried away by fluxes... Never present yourself Instead of others Don't conform to others either Rest as you are... The art that is contained in you develops I cannot say to you 'rest in the night'. Impose your existence Like a rose On the pages of society In the mirror of a page And in the middle of a mirror I cannot say to you 'rest in the night'. Pretend not to see The cold winds which pass Near to you Drink the sun Dispel your sadness Burn griefs one after another... I cannot say to you " rest in the night ". Hardly believe what you hear Weigh all that you see Review all that you learn Speak of your feelings only to those you like I cannot say to you 'rest in the night'. Üzeyir Lokman ÇAYCI Bruxelles, le 05.11.2005 Traduit par by Yakup YURT en français French free verse translated into English free verse by Joneve McCormick, 06.03.2006