3 HOURS NEAR THE OLD PLANE TREE

I think it was the my most exciting appointment:)And I want to share it with u...When you look at these photos,you understand that these photos are owing to old years..

It was the march of 2004..I was a high-schol student in 75.YEARS ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL.And one day our school director called and asked me whether I could go to Istanbul to interview with FAZIL HUSNU DAGLARCA..I was shocked..Because ,like most of people,I don't know that FHD is alive..But he is alive and in his nineties..I answered 'Yes,I can.'It was the friday and I went to the Istanbul on wednesday with my literature teacher.Before this journey,I had read his biography,his poems,etc.In short,everything about him..

After 12-hours journey,I was in the Istanbul,the city of love,of blue..About 2 hours later,we were in his house..His house was at he FHD street..But,I say with regret that nobody who lives at this street knows it..:( We came in,and my heart beats like a drum..I was tickled pinky..When I saw him,my hair stands on end..Because he was too old..Then,I kissed his hands,his wrinkled hands...They were wrinkled,yes,but he wrote his all poems by them.They were smelling history..:)By the time I talked him,I had felt myself ''lucky''.Because during about 3 hours,we talked about everything..he was 91,yes,but he made so beautiful,meaningful sentences that i'm sure that if we collected 10 persons,they never would make sentence like him..I admire him and every word pouring down his mouth..I marveled at him..And one more interesting thing happened..I wrote something on his table,FHD's table..he had written his all poems on it..Then time was over..And we stood up,when we were leaving,I realized that I left my half inside,near him..

After 4days,I went back ADANA with a new KÜBRA..He contributed me a lot of things..We telephoned several times..He could remind me..Then the years passed..

Today we are in 2009..We had telephoned about 3weeks before he died..He died on 15.09.2008 and I cried..But I know that I am lucky....Thanks for everything FHD...REST IN PEACE...

---QBRA----