Senol Alcinkaya: Poetry

 

Maria

It was autumn,

One day,

In the back streets of Istanbul,

A rainy night

When I met you, Maria.

You rose like the sun within me,

With your moon-like brightness,

You drew me to you.

Your yellow, yellow hair,

Sea-blue eyes,

With your sweet gaze,

You were so enchanting, Maria.

Even the raindrops

Hurried to reach you.

Maria, oh Maria,

My heart in your heart,

My heart with you, my mind with you,

I burned, crying "my love, my love,"

I believed you.

Carried away by the wind of your love,

Like dried leaves,

I withered and scattered, Maria.

I knew you, I knew lies.

I knew you, I experienced pain.

My heart wounded, my heart closed.

Again, the back streets

Of Istanbul will purify me.

Şenol Alçınkaya

Biography

administrative bodies of various cultural and social associations. Among them are the following organizations: Turkish Volunteers for Kidney and Organ Transplantation, ÇEKSED (Modern Literature, Culture and Arts Association). He also served as the publishing manager of Kardelen (Snowdrop) and Edebiyat Gezgini (Literature Traveler) literary magazines. His poems appeared in a number of magazines, anthologies and newspapers.

Published books:

Poems Under the Rain (2016)

Sadness Street (2020)

Şenol Alçınkaya