An Invisible Star

I see a star in the most beautiful blue sky. I wouldn’t want to be selfish, and keep it to myself. Naturally, I would like to share with other people. I make an attempt at showing it to them. They do not see it. I will give it another try. No, they do not see it. I am puzzled. What’s going on? Let’s take a journey in a dark sky and see how much fuel we can consume, if we ever reach a destination. ...

April 3, 2022 · 3 min · Selim

The Crying Baby

I feel fearless today. I would like to take a random flight. My thoughts flow as fast as the plane, and I am already in the air cruising. I have a couple sitting in the front row, with their lovely baby. An angel. While I enjoy entertaining the possibilities of a plane crush, the angel baby becomes a crying baby. ...

March 12, 2022 · 3 min · Selim

Mountain and River

What does a mountain do? Stays still. What does a river do? Flows. Would it be possible to confuse a mountain with a river? Would it make any sense to treat a river as a mountain? How much of an effort would it be to ask a mountain to flow like a river? How much of an effort would it be to ask a river to stay still like a mountain? ...

July 25, 2021 · 2 min · Selim

Üç Şarkılık Yolum

Kulaklığı taktım, çantayı omzuma attım, kapıyı kapıtıp çıkıyorum. Yurdun çıkışına doğru yürürken koridordaki boy aynasında kendime bakıyorum. Eh fena değilim. Hemen onun üstünde 08:45 olan digital saate bakıyorum. Geç kalmamışım tam zamanında. Anahtarı resepsiyona bırakıp çıkıyorum. ...

September 23, 2015 · 5 min · Selim