People may perish
Yet words usually nourish
As mourning turns to mourn
While the vigorous sun smile and scorn
...
As I sat down looking at a view,
With buildings to watch yet a few,
I saw nothing but sadness,
I saw nothing but madness,
...
Mehmet Günes was recognized by the British Council in December 2011 and awarded a travel grant for artists under the British Council's Arts Development Grants. He was nominated and awarded a scholarship for Jordan and Morocco under the Cultural Exchange agreement. He has had his poetry published in The World's Poetry Archive June 2011, Poetry Rivals Collection 2011- Words Everlasting in the United Kingdom. A poem read by 1 million people in North America. He published a research paper, 'IS Shakespeare Shakespeare? ' at the 11th Biannual Conference of The European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) in September of 2012. Mehmet currently works at the Nineveh School in Ankara, Turkey, and is qualified to teach English and music both locally and internationally and has worked in the past for Sharp Entertainment as an Interpreter in New York, USA. He also does volunteer work for the Hope at Hand, Inc. non-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida. He has recently begun work as a director of art and cultural projects both nationally and internationally, which is allowing him to work with people worldwide, of all nationalities, to include Syrian, Iraqi, Turkish, European and those of the US.)
Inks
INKS
In midst of nowhere,
A human did stand,
With bitter to stare,
Lost, displaced in a land.
As the brown willow to call,
The sorrowful but crestfallen bird,
To hold nathless not to fall,
Tranquil, soundless for no word.
Neither the gloomy skies do blow,
Nor the woeful day to go!
Ankara, Turkey
28-12-2020