"I am a Woman (Dedicated to my Mother) by Tarana Turan Rahimli, from the Mother's Day Gifted Words Anthology

 

I am a Woman 

(Dedicated to my Mother)

I am not a painter,

But I know a lot of colors, 

Most of painters are unaware of them:

Color of love, color of longing, color of grief…

 

I am not a composer,

But I am able to hear the sounds,

Of which any composer can’t hear:

Sound harmony of parting, joining and hope,

 

I am not a gardener,

But as I feel the scents of flowers, 

I also can feel the scent of days and months,

Fragrant garland of colorful feelings 

Gives a charm to my life,

 

I am not a painter, 

I am not a composer, 

I am not a gardener either…

I am a woman,

Whom the God created, 

In a pleasant hour…

There is the light of love of God,

In my eyes and in my heart…

 

Translated into English by Sevil Gulten

 

Assosiate Prof. Dr. Tarana Turan Rahimli is an Azerbaijani poet, writer, journalist, translator, literary critic, teacher, academic, is an active member of the International Literary Agency in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Philippine, Kazakistan, Italy, Oman, Belgium, USA. She is a doctor of philological sciences, Associate Professor, author of 9 books and more than 500 articles. She is the editor and reviewer of 25 monographs and poetry books. Her poems and prose works have been translated into 35 languages. The work has been published in more than 45 Western and Eastern countries. Her poems were published in Azerbaijan, England, Italy, Spain, USA, Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, China, Oman, Turkey, Russia, Romania, India, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Mexico, Greece, Morocco, Kosovo, Japan, Venezuela and in other countries. Including her poems and articles have been published in many international sites around the world, on periodicals and in anthologies. Prominent poets and literary critics of 15 countries wrote articles about his poetry, and his interviews were published in 27 countries. He has been awarded with more than 50 international awards and 300 honorary degrees and diplomas.