Kadem kiraz ya-
Ballandı dilimdeki
Eski şarkılar
3 Haziran 2010
Kargaya ne ki
Mimoza açıyormuş-
Damda ekmek var.
7 Haziran 2010
Kırk ikindili
Gül ağacı değilem-
Gitara dönmem.
11 Haziran 2010
Gitti bitti ya
Sevgilinin kokusu-
Ihlamur geldi
14 Haziran 2010
Selected Haikus from his book Plinth Dwellers of Cihangir (Musalla Taşı Sakinleri, Kırmızı Korsan, 2007 kitabından seçmeler)
1.
Open me carefully
pink music is the bookmark
love is to the seer.
2.
Why are they so happy?
spring light is good to souls
and they watch their dreams.
3.
If a falling leaf
sees me dying
it remembers you.
4.
School bells stopped ringing
the sun will melt their ice-cream
it’s kids’ holiday.
5.
One hand is plane tree
but soft like rose buds of May
the other, art on water.
6.
Herald of life anew
is the cherry breeze
to the street cat.
7.
I write my destiny,
death, be not proud in vain!
haikus will remain.
8.
Once innocence is crossed
love walked its way up the hill
to forget the shame
9.
I saw you again
my name echoed in plum blossoms
when you did arrive.
10.
Haiku in May bed
is to miss the young lover
in some purple dream.
11.
Gather the fall leaves
scatter them on to the sky
light will make them stars.
12.
The scar on my face
is to you mysterious beauty
purple blossoms to me.
13.
Hardworking ants run in spring
and ignore empty glasses
winter is at hand.
14.
Hardworking ants run in spring
and ignore empty glasses
winter is at hand.
15.
My eyes may be smiling
spring calls me I hear
cheers to you sorrow!
16.
Full moon it was
to herald the fall
has been its duty.
17.
The flag carrier knows not
same light falls on the may leaves
and her hair in the open.
18.
Hands are like roses
poison for the receiver
cure for the giver.
19.
Papalina fish
is under the fig tree now
it will give us life.
20.
Storks migrate and
no drop can fall
without being perfected.
21.
Sycamore witnessed
the firm foot on the ground
will push the breaks hard.
22.
April smiles on his face
he eats ‘simit’ as he’s hungry
nobody knows it.
23.
Homeless yearns not for home
but for his lost childhood dreams
piling up in his head.
24.
Oh April showers!
after how many leaves
will you fall on me?
25.
Naughty child is snow
rings the bells and runs away
hides from spring breeze.
26.
She is the naive one
the rose-thorn nightingale
they cut off her tongue.
27.
It is easily noticeable
autumn has fallen in the heart
once the word ended.
28.
Cats board on kites
when march is over
and sail to neverland.
29.
Fire is the tinner’s friend
shadow is the cell he hides
the sun mercies not.
30.
The neighbor indeed
gives you the right hand in need
and always laughs with you.
31.
My pomegranates
my good life’s sorrow harvests
always fire my heart.
34.
Basho smiled
when cherries blossomed
spring is a friend’s hand.
35.
Too early to believe
not ripe yet, the pomegranate,
the joy of figs bake.
36.
Thin silent handed
angel salutes you dearly
and gathers olives.
37.
the horny tomcat
doesn’t see the thorn, nor the wall
it’s time to make love
38.
The basil smelling wind
woke up to its lullaby
fire before autumn.
39.
It was full moon and
couldn’t say summer is over
and migrated to the cloud.
40.
If a falling leaf
sees you dying too early
it remembers me.
41.
Snow covers all ugliness
binman is getting a life
people come and go.
42.
The full moon is loose
to Basho, the haiku master,
it brings but sorrow.
43.
The peanut pine tree
bore the full moon suddenly
The cloud set it.
44.
The crab is shivering
in the fire hearted cloud
that came with spring.
45.
In the April sun
we are three rings intertwined
you, me and the sea.
46.
Curious are cats
listening to the wind of children
in the cool sunset.
47.
The shadow is waiting
to entertain little kids
the sunset cat knows.
48.
Spring is on time
for children on the playground
breeze is their best friend.
49.
The road is entwined
ivy hides the homeless face
idea of life stays.
50.
The last cool morning
pigeons watch the cherries
the Judas tree leaves.
51.
The rose is to bloom
you are always on my mind
like the snow to the sun.
52.
Wheat in autumn
is bread in spring for the hungry
life waits on shelves.
53.
You are like a dream
I held you to burn my hands
spring branches bloomed.
54.
Life is like artichokes
short but it is the duty
of spring in liver.
55.
Art waits for new life
to guard the sleepy dwellers
summer is at hand.
56.
Wicked is this May
it devours all my power
to hide in flower.
57.
If the lover is gone
the pain left after the fall rain
is nothing but love!
58.
My sakuras are melting
untouchable iron from
velvet volcanoes.
59.
The air smells basil
The island wind never falls
on penny royal.
60.
Snowflakes are tigers
like the dreams of an infant
Blake’s window burns bright.
61.
Light conceals homeless
snowflakes are gods blind eyes
she is invisible.
63.
Water way dried up
is a road to fall people
bread is a must in hand.
64.
Summertime sleeps
in elderly dreams of man-
framed is presentiment.
65.
Tea taste at sunset
is a sign of miracle-
life is here and now.
66.
Wicked is the sun
the stone knows and is quiet
man remains and leaves.
67.
While plum trees blossom
death is but a coincidence
my life but a haiku.
68.
The big juicy peach
yielded its taste to my smile
once I gave it a bite.
