SENDEN SONRA

     Ne zaman yönelsem duâya                                                                                         Düþünce bir dara;                                                                                                                   Sen, düþersin aklýma!                                   

     Baþýn hep sað omzumda,                                                                Zehrolurkenhayatým,                                                                                                                      Tutundum bir dala;                                                                                                                 Bir türkü tutturdum;                                                                                                    Uzaklara, þafaklara…

     Kapýlmak istedim                                                                                                                   Bir aþkýn seline,                                                                                                                      Ne zaman kapýlsam                                                                                                               Hayal rüzgârýna,                                                                                                                     Yine sen düþtün aklýma!

    Açmak istesem                                                                                               Beyaz bir sayfa,                                                                                                                     Takýlsa gözlerim                                                                                                         Beyaz bir kuðuya,                                                                                                       Doymak istesem seyrine                                                                                             Ege’nin zeytin gözlüsüne,                                                                                                          Yine sen, düþtün aklýma!

     Hep kaldým muallâkta                                                                                                 Ve senden sonra,                                                                                                                   Bir bulmaca gibi                                                                                                         Çözülmedi bu muamma                                                                                                          Çünkü yine sen,                                                                                                         Düþtün aklýma.

    Beni bulursan                                                                                                                         Bir Anadolu mezarlýðýnda                                                                                                   Ya da Karadeniz’in                                                                                                    Azgýn sularýnda;                                                                                                                     Ýþte bu, son þiirimdir                                                                                                   Ancak o zaman sana                                                                                                                Bir hatýra benden sonra…