SUHEYLA
Mahmut Esat Ozan
How can one describe her?
To what do her features refer?
Is she the svelte, willowy beauty
The poster-girl of democracy?
Is she the dashing designer of fashion
Who vexed the aristocracy?
Is she the elite diva?
Adored by her followers?
Is she the dainty petals
Of exotic flowers
Is she the one who lives up
To her beautiful name ?
As the brightest star
Of Psidia's fame?
Is she a descendent?
Of that Antiochian kingdom
Conquered by Turks
From their Christendom
Is she the tenant dweller
Of the fragrant heavenly grove ?
Or the favored houri
Hidden in a treasure trove?
Is she the stellar-elect
Crème de la crème essence
Of her own nobility's
Living in quintessence?
Who is she then?
How does one illustrate her?
A potentate of a far away land
Or simply a President ?
She happens to be all of those
And at the same time none of them.
She's not a goddess, not a sorceress
Nor even Queen Nefertiti
Just womanhood's emblem
She's the one who has
That "Je ne sais quoi"
She's got that hot incandescence
Of couturieres par excellence.
She's the subject of an etude
On her guileless pulchritude
She's got that spice of life
More than meets the eye
Alas! Who is she?
She is, who she has been
And who will always be
As the French say "Oh la, la."
She's none other than just SUHEYLA.
meozan@aol.com
Composed on Nov.3, 2005-Miami Lakes, FL.
Sema Karaoglu, Founder Meltem Birkegren, Director
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