Empty Streets by Özdemir İnce

I look at you
and my teeth are set on edge as if I’ve eaten green plums,
dawn’s peacock spreads open its tail.

I look at you
and our glances meet like two brooks,
the voice lilies of the streets blossom.

translated by Talat S. Halman

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