Cornelian Cherry by Orhan Veli Kanık

It gave its first fruit this year
Cornelian Cherry,
Three of them.
Next year it will give five.
Life is long,
We’ll wait.
What can it matter?

Bless you, Cornelian Cherry!

translated by George Messo

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