A SIMPLE TENET FOR SURVIVAL
do not have
do not use
do not exhibit
wealth
prestige
intelligence
wisdom
do not be
the person you have been taught to be.
eat wisely
sleep well
talk not much
enjoy the world, nature, seasons
and the inhabitants you wish to recognize
people
and other creatures
push a clump of dirt or shit
and make that your reason for existence
ahmet cafer celebiler
October, 25, 2026
This is a wise stance for both Greece and Turkey. One that preceeeded ethnocentic rigmarole that was used for and during WW II, and based on the lessons learned from the nineteenth century and WW I.
Use of religious belief had already been successfully used for other peoples, states and regions to weaken resistance to international interference, and enable imperialistic intervention by major world powers of the times. the same ploys are still employed in the Middle East with success. But, Mustafa Kemal, not only kept Turkey outside this game but also made it difficult for ethnic and nationalistic beliefs and propaganda to control politics in Turkey and relations with other countries. The power of those concepts is still evident in the attempts of internal and external friends, allies and enemies of both Turkey and Greece, and their regional application under the guise of human rights, Arab Spring, chosen races, jungle justice, artificial cleansing lotions and actions, military and heroic(!) activities of nations, agencies, institutions and armed forces, and their supporters and financers.
ahmet celebiler
October 6, 2026
LISTENING WITH ALL SENSES
what good are eyes that do not discern
or ears language deaf
minds walking without aim
loves without game
theories borrowed
or just heard and stored
to be stored
taken in
and taken out
when cued
billiard balls on green
or in holes
with no depth
no logic
yet statistically possible
beings with reasons unknowable
ahmet cafer celebiler
September 14, 2026
FOOL PROOF
deals are defined
by management
at used car lots
at banks
at weddings arranged
two or more sides contracted
though one would suffice
if delusional
when wishful
based on prayer
or other ceremony
personal
at times plural
on days and nights
magical
on a mystery tour
in life perpendicular
and horizontal
alone
and with illusions
counted with digits
available
on hands and feet
and keys
Ahmet Cafer Celebiler
September 2, 2026
LIMITLESS UNIVERSE WITH LIMITED RESOURCES
wealth in terms of money and goods
as love and compassion
as shoes
with shoes without holes
empathy or antipatathy
in antiquity
and this day
imaginary wars
of children and adults
overflowing into reality
in realms military
and trade
and ideas
and beliefs
not exemplary
scattered
as desert sand
about oases
philososophically
the one
and the other
the real
and the unreal
in times
and epochs
of all measurements
and dimensions
only available
for some
some days and ways
not always subject to any senses
and thoughts senseless
limited
and raveneque
nevertheless
ahmet cafer celebiler
August 24, 2026
UNDERSTANDING ROCKS
INHABITING CREVICES
not visiting
or hiking
or climbing
up and down
ravines
nor spelunking
but living in
and between
rocks
ancient
unsculpted
available
physically
and
emotionally
common but dear
unfurnished for most
without holds for thresh
that becomes whirlygigs
in currents of thought
or
feeling
ahmet cafer celebiler
August 6, 2026
