In place of the end

 

All cruelty

is bad my friends

None of it

suits man

Planting trees is good,

waking up in the morning

and caring for good beasts,

gardening is good,

It is good to hear calm people

breathing in sleep,

and to think of freedom,

To live for it,

to work for it all day,

The sleeping and waking

of all children is good,

and all cruelty is bad.

 

Son Yerine by İlhan Berk

Translated March 21, 2020

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