Love is just like a bed of roses,
Living with smell of rose,
If you crush the roses,
It turns into a bed of nails,
Just like a Hindu fakir has.

nessryn.



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Mardin.









A friend in time of need is a friend indeed,
the rest is nothing.
nessryn.

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you'll feel lighter,
You'll feel better and free,
You'll have more time,
You'll feel the lightness of existing,
You'll kill the hate hurting you,
You'll find the happiness, you'll feel well.
LET HIM GO,
FORGET HIM,
DELETE HIM OF YOUR LIFE...

*A letter to AKKU.

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Mesopotamia,
Between two rivers.

The centre of humanity,
The homeland of civilizations,
Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians,Assyrians, Elamites...
The land of legends and tales,
How many civilizations passed through these lands...

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I lost everything
not to lose you,
when I thought that
I succeded,
You left me.

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A Memory About Arabs.

A few years ago we went to Chios for a vacation. One day, when were sitting in a park in Chios, my grandson was playing ball with the Syrian children placed in tents in that park. They took a break for a while and shared the food I had with me. We chatted in a mix of Arabic, Turkish and English between us. The oldest ones express their concerns about their future. I wanted to console him saying "Don't be afraid, life will find its way like water, we are also of Syrian origin, look, I'm here and I'm alive", suddenly the boy ran towards the tent where he was staying. When I said to myself, "Oh, did I make the child cry", the child returned with food in his hand and offered us. I was so surprised, nearly I was going to cry at that moment.
A human knows it's virtuous to share anything even in the worst conditions.Even if it's anxiety or bread...

*Syria remained a province of the Ottoman Empire for 402 years and was separated from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 for French mandate. From Anatolia many people emigrated there and many people immigrated to Turkey. I still have relatives living there today.

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I lit that candle
World is enlightened
Everyone saw the truth.

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I did my best.
I will leave a name after me,
Some memories,
a spirit and a style...
Tomorrow when I die,
Life will go on with someone
who's carrying my genes,
my spirit.
My heart is at ease,
I had good kids,
What's more I need?
I did everything needed.

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We are raised as warriors
superior and victorious.

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Ben bugün Mardin'liyim,
Derin bir özlem içinde,
O sarı, sıcak ve suskun şehir,
annem, babam hayalimde...
Eskilerden bir filmi izler gibi,
Ezan seslerinin tınıları hala kulaklarımda,
o şehrin kokusu ile manzara...
Sanki beni çağırıyor,
gel diyor şehir,
bilmiyorum nasıl bir özlemdir...
Yine gideceğim o şehre,
Tek tek gezeceğim camilerini,
Mum kokulu kiliselerini,
Yine yukarıdan ovaya bakıp
Eski günleri anacağım,
Yine o türkü takılacak dilime,
"Yola çıktım Mardin'e,
Düştüm senin derdine,
Ay le le halime."
Nesrin Aykaç.

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