Yesim Agaoglu (Turkey), joins The Silk Road Literature Anthology 2022World Poetry Movement. Egypt : Arabian Nights. World Poems Yesim Agaoglu was born and live in Istanbul. She studied in Istanbul University, Art History, Archaeology and Cinema. Her poems have appeared in various anthologies, and her published books of poetry have been translated into many languages. She frequently participates in international literary and poetry festivals, as well as gaining recognition internationally as a contemporary artist.

tale of one thousand and one nights

 

she went on the roads to find her missing man

she undressed and hid her femininity

turban on her head and a caftan

with a fake moustache

sneaked into the palace

married that beautiful princess stealed her heart

the king is now on his throne

her husband standing next to her

but was her sister in her bed

sheets were white at the end of the nights

beautiful princess was deeply sad

the eyes of the so called king with tear

 

one day the lost man has appeared

finally both found a real husband

the three of them together lived happly ever after

days and days nights and nights on this amazing palace bed

 

 

yeşim ağaoğlu

1986