Note: A cousin brought to my attention a research paper from Erzurum University on my great grandfather.
A Vestige of the 19th CENTURY
it seemed like only yesterday
a bearded man
requirement of his post and status
sat crosslegged
on a divan
armrests carved
older visible covering frayed
his life and dreams
of events and people
solidly in handwritten books
printers and paper only of a single dimension
memories and stories
beyond time.
a need to tell
a desire to share
beyond a monologue lonely
or a soliloquy on the stage
fragments all
appearing
and losing their way
in two and a half
even three continents
reaching me
for my gaze
and for my thoughts
silently
but visibly
I see and hear him
wishing that
that could be
for him as well.
ahmet cafer celebiler
November 14, 2023
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