Umarim yolculugun iyi gecmistir ! O gun hava alanina geldim ama yetisemedim seni yolculamaya kusura kalma , kitaplarida aldim cok tesekkur ederim . turkiyedeki telefon numarani verirsen ararim konusuruz .insallah hersey istedigin gibi gider .buralarda olmani isterdim dogrusu . kardesim insallah iyi kararlar verir ve turkiyede kalmak istiyorsan insallah orada basarili olursun .

I was doing research on poet Sunay Akin and came upon this website:

http://www.istanbuloyuncakmuzesi.com/eng/sunay_akin_ne_diyor.asp

Fascinating.

The following is a poem by Sunay:

Separation

We're like two rails
of a railroad
what matters if
the last station is near

Somehow this does not seem like an accurate translation. I obtained the poem from the following web page:

http://www.geocities.com/metincelal/engindex.htm

It would be nice if someone could post the original in Turkish.

Oh, my. I am overwhelmed. Thank you everyone for posting these poems! Neruda is my favorite poet of all time.

I LOVE THIS POEM.


Waters are Wiser Than We

Waters are wiser than we; they see the night sooner
From the sky into the dark they recede
And vanish like a huge fish
While hills receive a wild stampede.

Waters are wiser than we; they can find joy
In the trees only,
Not in strangers
Forcing us to live lonely

Waters are wiser than we; they don't sleep,
But keep their eyes open where the blue thrives
And couched in the secret of death they wait
For a place for their own lives.


Fazil Husnu Deglarca
Translated by Talat Sait Halman

Thank you for this. Thank you so much. Long live poetry!

I found this website where you can listen to Turkish Radio. Unfortunately, no downloading. The music sounds great! I cannot speak the language, but it sounds like very modern Turkish music.

www.powerturk.com

Thank you for the website. I will try it!

I am wondering the same, Kadir.