Nilgun Akyol: “shahmaran with Guernica's mother”
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Shahmeran, an anthropomorphic figure with a female head on a snake body. Her story can be traced from the Middle East to India with different fictions.
© 2007-2008 Nilgun Akyol
...i would love to say: you,ve chosed very nice name for this painting...i love this work and i understand very well your feeling,it happens so much behind the walls...so much love,hurt,pain and despair!
I would love to dedicate this poem to YOU and “shahmaran with Guernica's mother”
Solitude
So many stones have been thrown at me,
That I'm not frightened of them anymore,
And the pit has become a solid tower,
Tall among tall towers.
I thank the builders,
May care and sadness pass them by.
From here I'll see the sunrise earlier,
Here the sun's last ray rejoices.
And into the windows of my room
The northern breezes often fly.
And from my hand a dove eats grains of wheat...
As for my unfinished page,
The Muse's tawny hand, divinely calm
And delicate, will finish it.
Anna Akhmatova