TE16 Turkish Delight

Ten Poems Bingöl, with the sword of nothingness the revenge of the abyss quenches our souls with its cut veins Bingöl, provoking abundance with its purple hyacinths I whistle Bingöl, staying for thewhirling dervishes, I write a note for history with a feather, trembling and aching: Bingöl! Bingöl! Why have you forsaken me! 1

(tr. Canan Marasligil)

1. My God! My God! Why have you forsaken me! (Jesus) 205