Can Yücel Poems

Oyunbozan bir akşamın altında,
Elinde bir yoyo gibi benliğin,
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Those leaves that turned red before they yellowed and fell
all through the autumn put on a splendid display.
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Those cavalry lights riding by the chestnuts
woke the honeysuckle up so very early
and they will freeze forever!
And the olives with old Greek lace
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The Mediterranean is in harmony with you
The stars sweat and you are sweating too
The same wet sparkle is on your nostrils
The noise of the motor boats does not stop
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Perhaps I was a bit of a lizzard
in the wake of a ruined rain,
Perhaps I was the ugly side of the beautiful
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Was it you or your loneliness
In the blind dark we opened bleary eyes
Last night's curses on our lips
We would frequent art-lesbian-lovers,
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