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Ego

By Zehra Çirak

Translated from German by Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright

Turkish poet Zehra Çırak pens an ode to that most utilitarian of possessions, the umbrella.

September 1, 2005

Published in A Freckle on The Nose: Poetry Over Prose

Turkey Germany Affection

I
my umbrella
both of us
gray
with a fine wooden grip
from hand to hand
we go
I and my trusty umbrella
he’s always at hand
even when it’s not raining
but when the sun comes out
I let him down

I
my umbrella
both of us
gray
with a fine wooden grip
from hand to hand
we go
I and my trusty umbrella
he’s always at hand
even when it’s not raining
but when the sun comes out
I let him down

Zehra Çirak

Zehra Çırak was born in 1960 in Istanbul, Turkey.…

Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright

Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright is a literary translator…

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