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Batteries, Bonitos, and Bluefish
August 28, 2026
The month of August,
The hottest of summer...
Oh, it is so hot!
At night, wearing nothing but a tank top
Right in the middle of the month,
A bonito suddenly appears from the sea.
And the bluefish chasing after it,
Will arrive in September
The end of August,
Summer is still hot...
I am going to work in the morning, but
My car would not start,
The battery is dead!
The wall clock has stopped
My remote control did not work
dead batteries
the car battery,
the fish in the sea...
They have all joined hands,
Giving us the news silently.
The season is turning;
Put on your pajamas at night,
Do not be fooled by the last heat
Autumn is here, it is on its way...
Editor: Kolby Russell
About the Poet
Dr. Barbaros İrdelmen is a Turkish poet, writer, translator, and retired physician. He is the author of nineteen poetry collections and translates world poetry from English into Turkish and contributes to the Turkish edition of Poetry Without Borders.
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