Istanbul Poems - Poems about Istanbul

...I could never sleep through the birds, every morning it was the first thing I heard. They would sing their chaotic songs, greeting each other as the day moved along. They took no notice of peopl......Read the rest...

...Close up, secrets uncovering I find myself hovering over a modern, optical microscope Out of focus (coarse adjustment) Blurred image corrected, revealing… clear-felled trees? Sharper detail (fi......Read the rest...

...Booby trapped within apartment unit b44 Circa August 18th, 2021 three bajillion years ago to date, nevertheless I count blessings, so please do not hashtag me as worse than an ingrate or o......Read the rest...

...We don’t have a thousand years ahead of us To visit Istanbul, or the streets of Damascus, We don’t have a thousand years ahead of us, To eat a banana split in Oregon, To say "I love you" at a sum......Read the rest...

...A grave in Istanbul He fell down the cargo hold, a long fall the hold’s floor was made of wood and lessened the brutal slam when he hit bottom. He got up, waved to us and climbed the iron- th......Read the rest...

...Haiku 8: Taksîm Her bir münkasım, Girdiler taksîmâta, Oldular taksîm. Mehmet Keçeci, 09.11.2014, Istanbul/Türkiye(Turkey)......Read the rest...

...I praise Thee! Solace of Time and devotion, Amity of nation. Notion of giving, Bread of Utopia and Love.......Read the rest...

...Scepticism When I grew up I stopped believing in God Toys belonged to the young And Santa fanatics. However, I leave a small light On the bedside table The fear of the dark Never left me.......Read the rest...

...Bosporus Bosporus 1956, the old tanker where I was a galley boy had anchored waited for orders to proceed into the black sea. A rowing boat came alongside they were selling fez the latest fad......Read the rest...

...Sleep our glorious ancestors, sleep! Do not be disturbed. We, your descendants would never betray The blood you have shed to liberate Our land. The Land of: Homer and Hesiod Aeschylus and Eur......Read the rest...

...Picture the scene a flat is raging with fire Caused by an electrical fault or loose wire A open window is the route to escape Old in structure and square in shape The mother cries to the peo......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...Turkish Poetry Translations I Ben Sana Mecburum: "You are indispensable" by Attila Ilhan translation by Nurgul Yayman and Michael R. Burch You are indispensable; how can you not know tha......Read the rest...

...Yahya Kemal Beyatli translations Yahya Kemal Beyatli (1884-1958) was a Turkish poet, editor, columnist and historian, as well as a politician and diplomat. Born born Ahmet Âgâh, he wrote under the......Read the rest...

...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 ......Read the rest...