Bosphorus Poems - Poems about Bosphorus

...I met a woman fleeing from the triad. Crossing on a ferry, far from her home She told me of the life she once had. In Bosphorus, struggling to hold on. Her hair was wrapped in a headscarf. D......

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...Turkish Poetry Translations II Çanakkale Sehitlerine "For the Çanakkale Martyrs" by Mehmet Akif Ersoy loose English translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Was there ever anything lik......

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...Mehmet Akif Ersoy: Modern English Translations of Turkish Poems Mehmet Âkif Ersoy (1873-1936) was a Turkish poet, author, writer, academic, member of parliament, and the composer of the Turkish Na......

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...We had the craziest time in Istanbul We were stuck for three months during the ongoing Pandemic The bustling city lost it’s rhythm and rhyme Like a heart that misses a beat one day at that time ......

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...The Great Escape Perched on a rooftop terrace in glorious sunshine he watches ahead Floats on his sky looks inwards and ponders the magic path unravel ~ A J......

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...I'm sitting along the Bosphorus watching the russian tankers pass by. They are big, so am l.......

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...Tea Leaves On The Bosphorus Seated at a table by the stirring water, My eyes absorb the shore of Asia. Minerets and aged worn stone Stand haphazardly along the banks. Istanbul is a lady with s......

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