A Glittering Poem by Orhan Veli Kanik

I woke up one morning;
The sun came up to me;
I turned into birds and leaves;
They glittered in the spring breeze;
I turned into birds and leaves;
My arms and legs were rotting;
I turned into birds and leaves,
Birds
And leaves.

translated by Murat Nemet-Nejat

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