Mediterranean Meditations-5 Poem by Gunturk Ustun

1

There are no nameless ships
If there are, they should quickly be named
In order to make a name for themselves upon the seas

2

It couldn't become a huge ocean
Instead, it became the honorable Mediterranean What more could it have been?

3

There was a Mediterranean of the past
Thankfully, there is also a Mediterranean of the present
And there will always be a Mediterranean of the future

4

Far from fighter jets
A colossal container ship
Safely sailing thru the Pan-Mediterranean night

5

How many of you are aware of
The strong fraternity between sea and rail transport
Which dominates most ports?

6

Container, container, where on earth are you?
Are you in Marseille, or perhaps in Naples?
If you're not going to make a sound, that's up to you, of course

7

Let's board our trusty ships And head toward distant horizons After all, the Mediterranean is still at the piers where we last left it

Güntürk Üstün