A Windless Poppy by Aslı Durak

Touched-leaves still on the floor
It danced with wind
Swayed in her bloody shawl
Wind cut dead
And the dance half done
In coarse, dark rasping pain
The poppy sheds its leaves

translated by George Messo

2 thoughts on “A Windless Poppy by Aslı Durak

Leave a reply to Lucy Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.