Poems by NİLGÜN EMRE 

Oranj
 
Blesséd
Barber apprentices
And brilliantined men
On a bitter night
 
Oh! Lust and oranj,
A tumult of sheets.
 
The world is jaded, awash
in myriad coffins.
 
 

MELANKOLYA

The moon’s                                                                                                                                                                                              lime face multiplies
Crimson stars and                                                                                                                                                        a briar of bridal dresses in the amber river
Justine,                                                                                                                                                                  That imperial bite           o’ the apple
Wine and Incense
The moon’s                                                                                                                                                                      Lime face multiplies


Bitter Moon

mimi                                                                                                                                                                                            
hide your den away
pull your silk curtain aside

through insatiable nights
i stared at you
with love 
and stale nigella seeds
i reached the 
warm milk taste of
your golden cascade

the joy of that first awakening
like adam the taste of apple fresh
in his mouth

mimi
as the nereids slumber
                       you are death


Translated by Neil P. Doherty

NİLGÜN EMRE Turkish poet. He was born on August 23, 1997. 
He is an editor and publishes Orlando magazine.

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