Clouds
By Rüştü Onur
Translated By Hüseyin Alhas & Ulaş Özgün
Clouds are on the yardarms,
Clouds are sailful.
Desires are on pomegranate trees
Desires are basketful.
Yellow roses are on their stalks,
Desires are budding
Desires are in my unborn child’s
Joy of spring.
Translated from the Turkish
Source: Poetry (November 2024)