I Come and Stand at Every Door

I come and stand at every door

But no one hears my silent tread

I knock and yet remain unseen

For I am dead, for I am dead.

 

I'm only seven although I died

In Hiroshima long ago

I'm seven now as I was then

When children die they do not grow.

 

My hair was scorched by swirling flame

My eyes grew dim, my eyes grew blind

Death came and turned my bones to dust

And that was scattered by the wind.

 

I need no fruit, I need no rice

I need no sweet, nor even bread

I ask for nothing for myself

For I am dead, for I am dead.

 

All that I ask is that for peace

You fight today, you fight today

So that the children of this world

May live and grow and laugh and play.

 

Nazim Hikmet

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmD-QpyYdhk

This picture is so sad. Very moving. The house, dress, and little girl. Much to look at. Symbols everywhere.

 

Barbara

This one for sure carry a message to the world that we living for today.such a things do happen a lot without we realize it. and its a part of our job as artist to remind the people with this kind of messages.I hope everyone who see this will have the compassion to do the same things with their pictures...thank you for sharing it and thank you for reminds me.My salutation for your great soul inside of this Image...it is not just an ART WORK but it is more...if we really care..best regards

Excellent Creation.. 7/7

Very creative and original work Emrah. Excellent! I know Nazim. A great poet. I also like your interpretation, very strong. Well done. Elinize saglik. Saygilar

Magnifica creacion. Composicion excelente con una luz y efectos estupendos. Enhorabuena.

every thing is excellent here..tebrikler.saygi ve selamlar

not only the image is a very artistic conceptual photo - but you follow the words of Hikmet equally very good !...my regards Markos

original... love it

Magnifica. Menuda composicion. Saludos.

Outstanding. The symbolism is striking. Congrats.

very original. This is an image with a great impact ! cheers Jana

Wonderful photo Emrah. Congratulations. Thanks for ratting one of my last posting. Regards, Chico do Vale

Well done

Very good work !

Really wonderful wonderk and great concept behind it !I am really amazed in this shot and its mood & framing and I always enjoy watching shots of turkey photographers on P.N ! specialy you.All the best

Basarili bir calisma tebrikler.

Cok guzel bir gorunum.

Terrific work, my friend! Your artistic talents and sensitivity work together here in great collaboration... I love this very much!

One of the interesting things about this picture is its composition--the way the elements are forced to the edges to give an unsettled feeling. Another is the repetition of elements--the dress on the child and the dress hanging in the tree, the bird in the tree and the bird at water's edge. A third is the faint skeletal framework behind the door that makes it a little more than a door into another dimension. The major weakness is that your graphical elements work individually as symbolic elements to trigger feelings, but they don't work together to give a coherent message.

The simplest example of this incoherence is in the song itself: "fighting for peace" is an oxymoron, and any thoughtful person will recognize it as the classical oxymoron used to trigger wars everywhere. Your talent is obvious, and I hope you will focus on using it thoughtfully as well as emotively.

Fantastic creative composition. Very powerful.  Warm regards.