The Invisible Scars

By Hilmi I. Mavioglu

This is my fourth book of epic poems. This books characters, historical events, and geographical locations are fictitious. They may be parallel to reality, or they are not of reality itself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jun 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781532051203

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Contents

Acknowledgement

From Spokane to the Lake Pend Oreille

Emil’s Mind was Searching

The Columbia River

Panhandle of Idaho

Fish Tales

Bayview

The Blockhouse

The Property

Ritual Fire

The Silver Creek

Bull Elk

The Beach House

Konyas’ Visit to Tibet

Arpad Read Words from the Tibeto-Burman

The Lake Pend Oreille

Cruising the Lake

Creation of the Lake Pend Oreille According to Indians

The Spirit of the Depths

Many Moods of the Lake

The Spring Runoff

The Summer Sun

The Clark Fork River and the Missoula Lake

When the Ice Age Missoula Lake Broke

Healing Flood Story

The Hungary in Cold War Time

Eva Talked About Her Whipping

Ivana Tried to Change the Topic

Arpad Recited a Poem

Everything Recycles

Isabella Plans to Have an Interview with the Konyas

Emile is Asked to Facilitate

Konyas’ Circumstances

Long Years of Friendship

Arpad’s Past

Adaptation

Graduation From the Medical School

Noticing a Girl

Eva is Helping Arpad

Eva and Arpad are Getting Romantic

Looking to the Future Together

Honeymoon in Transylvania

The World War II

Arpad was Drafted

The Wedding Had to be Done

The Military Wants to Have Physicians as Soon as Possible

The World War II was Over Without Peace in the Country

Bards of Ancient Magyars

Coming of Communism

A New Class of People

Fast and Slow Learners

Teaching of a Slow Learner

A Visit for Arpad by an Agent

The Doctor Tried to Guess what Kind of a Person that Agent was ….

The Doctor’s Face was Slapped with the Cold Air of the Room

The Doctor is Asked to Degrade Himself

Feeling like a Circus Tiger

He Was Forced to Smear Himself

Who was that Agent?

The Agent’s Critical Examination

The Doctor Wanted to Forgive

Childhood Memories of Arpad were Surfacing

Making Plans to Escape from the Hungary

False Promises of the Communists

Konyas Wanted to Control their Own Destiny

Refugee Camp at the Austria

The Night Before the Separation

Arpad Crossed the Border

Eva’s Botched-up Escape Plan

Eva Activated Her Escape Plan

Finding the Safe House

Instructions of the Mediator

The Eyes of Eva

Metamorphoses of Eva

The Day of Deliverance and Eva’s Apprehension

Eva Was Taken Back to Budapest

Eva’s Answers

Going to Her Mother-in-Law’s House

Mrs. Konya Recognizes Her Daughter-in-Law

Every Stage of New Life Affects Everyone

The Refugee Camp in Austria

Eva Arrives at the Refugee Camp

Reunification of Eva and Arpad

Trying to Find a Country Where to Live Permanently

A Frozen Potato

Limited License to Practice Medicine

Birth of a Baby Boy

Reentering the World Through Pakistan

Walking on Similar Paths

The Surgery of Khalil Khan

Konyas Grew Contented with Their Lives

A Dagger as a Seal of Acceptance

Konyas are Moving to the U.S.A.

New Developments

The Beginning of Poor Health

He Sold His Practice

Eva was Taking Over More Obligations

An Inner Voice Sobered Him

Isabella Asked

Konyas’ Private Dreams

Are the Konyas Escaping From the Society?

The Konyas Develop New Interests

Wars Can’t Annihilate Nations

The Pend Oreilles

Wars of Ages

Selma Seeker

The Elder Ones

The Great Spirit Cleans the Earth.

Two Medicine Men

Once More Harmony Fell Apart

A Friend of all Living Things

Wild Child and Spotted Coyote

Helper Spirit

The Passing of Spotted Coyote

Celebration of the Soul of Spotted Coyote

Cross-Questioning of Chalax

Origin of Chalax

Acceptance of Chalax by the People

Prophecies of Chalax Regarding the War Activities with Blackfeet

A Break From the Visions

The Interpretation of the Chalax’s Visions

The Coming of the White Men

The True Identity of Selma Seeker

Sacred Sayings of the Pend Oreille Elders

Acknowledgement

This is my fourth book of epic poems. This book’s characters, historical events and geographical locations are fictitious; they may be parallel to reality, whereas they are not of reality, itself.

I am grateful for many places that I have been, and the many souls I have met.

These poems came to me at their chosen moments, and I celebrated their birth with the following kindred spirits: Suzan Barnes, Christa Richardson, Kirk Firestone, Dr. Nickleby Bashö, and Joyce, Neslihan and Kurt Mavioglu.

From Spokane to the Lake Pend Oreille

Ivana told her husband, Emil,

That today we were to visit with Konyas.

However, last night’s torrential rain may

Have washed out a segment of the dirt road.

Since Konyas have no phone in their beach house,

I can’t find out what actually has happened.

I’m not making a big deal out of this,

Yet it’s not an easy task to cancel

A visit with them and reschedule it.

Konyas’ lifestyle is not flexible.

They travel and live in many countries.

I wonder how they could find new places

To visit, for they’ve already seen many

Places on this planet Earth, exotic or not.

As a result of their past