Haiku from Islam

Ramazan 2008

Sept. 23th

all day all night rain
summer's over
10 more days of Ramazan
fall's very first day
cold and wet
tarawih prayers AC buzz free
taking fotos
part of the season spectacle
Sultanahmet in Ramazan
all Ramazan food festival
friends families lovers
brave the cold and rain
sunny sometimes
sometimes windy
working waiting for iftar
after tarawih
strong hot tea
hoca and I share recipes

"hoca" pronounced ho-ja, archaism which means 'teacher' and, in Turkish, is a title of address for the imam like 'father' for a priest, or 'm'lord' for a judge

calling up ex-pats
to register and vote
until time for iftar

Isa Kocher, Istanbul

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