THRESHOLDS
Remember the straw
the pain
the fear
and
.the silences
at the tip of your utterance
the words
for others to hear
which no other hears
the answer at the tip of.......
time and time again
and laughter
to recall
but not refresh
endure
patiently
till
the thresh holds
undisturbed
and
the mystery
poised.
as ever
Ahmet Celebilerus Minus Eighth
around Halloween, 2022
How Familiar Can a Familiar Become
Strangers and families
in a sociological study
series of events
and impediments
No astrologer or
medium, enchanting
may guess
the next number
shape or letter
But many can vouch
for behavior observed
or an attitude
on a pedestal
or pinnacle
Not a test of IQ, EQ or your Q
so
not a test at all
yet
a gamble
or a guess
for a future impending
on a flat earth
which used to be round
ahmet cafer celebiler
October 18, 2022
THE WOMAN IN MY KITCHEN
if she were
an exotic recipe
fusion
and eclectic
a meteorological occlusion
or a passage geometric
would i wish to change her?
could i dare to challenge her?
Or
would it be enough
of a feat
to keep her
just keep her
in a steady state
ahmet
October 13, 2022
PREFERENCE
If I could travel back in time
would I wish
to attend Queen Victoria
in a nightie
or
Namik Pasha
at a pajama party
would either be
breathtaking
or world shaking
as
the younger me
in any attire
running
on a path of memory
not
not at all
emblazened with glory
ahmet
October 13, 2022
FABLE No. 37
A goose going at a steady rate
thought of ancestors
who had lived in state
of feathers galore
and ponds in gardens
with grass all around
knowing well
that it will also become
an ancestor regal
in as short
or long
a time
as time goes for geese
and for humans
no different
for life is life
and a lifetime is a lifetime
ahmet the last stanza in a lullaby
October 13, 2022
