SINA AKYOL

LYRICS (4)
Stay here. In the noon courtyard.

Settle down in the simple language of time.

Take an interest in horizon watching.

Experiment with the blue, the white, the day.

Appreciate the oleander! Suprise me
by murmuring, "Its poison is the ointment
I apply to my skin."

Try to translate
that feverish insect of August
and its sweaty song into Turkish.

Learn the pretty rich
style of
washing the courtyard, pruning the vine,
walking barefoot.

Stay here. In the enduring time.
In the noon courtyard.

Absolve from your body. Undress
until you are your own self.
Pour refreshing water down year head.

Sleep soundly.

Translated by Suat Karantay
 

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