Poems by Hülya Deniz Ünal
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AEGEAN Clouds accompany Paths acquire olive color It may even be that companionship of a pine Its needle, a tear duct in the world A breathtaking into it Perhaps an image it is It was defeated, tired, healed That pine’s grace said: It’s all, it’s all Absorb thyme odor into sadness If it happens naturally, it does Or maybe it doesn’t... Teachers’ lodge was also destroyed It’s good for music notes A saxophone breath Maybe you will not hear another Start the journey inside From the landing stop Remember that living is the address of today Sadness is not the place to stay constantly There’s a grasshopper on the table Like it, you too! That August is over, just voices in your memory Everything will start again From where you buried yourself Revive your heart Allow a warm laugh to hold your hands Under an almond tree You’ll find the city of İzmir in you Its dust mixes to your dust Or maybe under a peach tree... Translated by Erkan Karakiraz TALKIN’ ’BOUT BORNOVA The childhood of the neighborhood A shadow in the tree nursery Has my hair been caressed soon The window opens to my heart Jasmine-scented street The singing garden by blooming talkative flowers Küçükpark is for big dreams Büyükpark is a metaphore for everyone’s equalization The Mount Yamanlar’s on your side, and it relieves us By seeing the sky off Şeytanderesi A break in İkizgöl, it’s wings to birds Belkahve is a fair skinned body Blue glances with vast plain of dreams A re-starting life Linden, sycamore, oriental sweetgum Talkin’ ’bout Bornova reminds me of my mother... Translated by Erkan Karakiraz |
Hülya Deniz Ünal, was born in 1964 in Ankara She studied economics. Her articles and poems have been published at various prominent magazines of Turkey such as Pencere, Ünlem, İle, CazKedisi, Yasakmeyve, Eliz, Broy, Hürriyet Gösteri, Kitap-lık, Varlık, Şiirden, and Cumhuriyet Kitap. She also worked as an editor for Pencere, Alaz, Denizsuyukasesi ve CazKedisi literary reviews. She is member of Turkish Writers Syndicate. She lives in Karşıyaka-İzmir.
Her books: Hayatın Yerine Harfler/Letters instead of Life (Pervaz Publishing House, 2004), Su Yalnızlığı / Waters’s lonliness (Etki / Dize Publishing House,, 2006), Denizkabuğu/Seashell (Zımba Publishing House,, 2011), Ağaçlar Kitabı/The book of Trees ( Zımba Publishing House,, 2013) ve Hayal Parkı /Dream Park(Duvar Publishing House/Poetry for Children,2017) and Karşıyaka Hatırası /Memories of Karşıyaka( Heyamola Publishing House/Memories, 2019) |
