Arrivals by Orhan Veli Kanik

Quinces comes from Istanbul
And pomegranates;
I turned and saw
A sexy women coming;
As for income
It comes
Short;
Every day
Creditors come;
Oh mother, my sweet mother,
I can’t stand it;
The day’s end
Doesn’t come.

translated by Murat Nemet-Nejat

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