Andan Ozer - WITHOUT CIVIL MATRIMONY

Without civil matrimony

with no church ceremony

without too much fussing

with no special grooming

and

without any ‘I say-you say’

he had discovered the way

to find daily company –

on most crowded hours

he took a ride on the subway…

Andan Ozer

Translated by Tatul Sonentz

Andan Ozer - AT TIMES EYE-TONGUE

A city in Italy

--Milan

an avenue in Milan

--Via Torino

on the sidewalks of Via Torino

me

alone

I don’t know what time of the night

I still stroll

up and down—down and up…

people

just like me

a pair of ears

a pair of eyes

one nose

one mouth

but

whatever I say – no response

whatever I say – no response

at the corner

a woman stands

alone

my eye

gazes at hers

her eye

gazes at mine

I respond

She responds

We walk…

Andan Ozer

Translated by Tatul Sonentz

Andan Ozer - THEY CARRIED HIS CASKET

I don’t know how many years

he carried the loads

carried the trunks

of this and that one

and

just one day

They Carried His Casket

Andan Ozer

Translated by Tatul Sonentz