PoetryLiterary Corner
All the Way to Canada
I am sitting at the shore of Kınalı*.
The Marmara Sea opens—serene and blue—
I fling a rock into the sea.
I pitch the rock—rings float on the Marmara—
I pitch the rock—new rings form
And link with the old.
One side of the loop faces me—the other extends
To the far away horizon.
I cling tightly onto the sun-kissed arch,
Which spreads in rows,
And since I need n



