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Και μη ρωτάς γιατί θλιμμένος είμαι
….Είναι που σου χρωστώ πολύ ουρανό
Κι εγώ δεν έχω παρά λίγο χώμα…
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Itʼs because I owe you a lot of sky
and Iʼve nothing more than a bit of earth
Itʼs because behind your silence travel
caravans
of forgotten people
Itʼs because in your eyes move
shadows of the dead
images of loved ones
Itʼs because you resemble a journey to the infinite
Itʼs because you bring to light other roads
Itʼs because you shut
the trapdoors
and arise in a new miracle
Itʼs because I keep awake in your glow
as if believing that
I still exist
Itʼs because I owe you a lot of sky
and Iʼve nothing more than a bit of earth
Είναι που πίσω απ’ τη σιωπή σου ταξιδεύουν
τα καραβάνια
των λησμονημένων
Είναι που μες στα μάτια σου σαλεύουν
σκιές νεκρών
μορφές αγαπημένων
Είναι που μοιάζεις με ταξίδι στο αχανές
Είναι που δρόμους άλλους φανερώνεις
Είναι που κλείνεις τις
καταπακτές
και στο καινούριο θαύμα ξημερώνεις
Είναι που μες στο φέγγος σου αγρυπνώ
σα να πιστεύω πως
υπάρχω ακόμα
Είναι που σου χρωστώ πολύ ουρανό
Κι εγώ δεν έχω παρά λίγο χώμα
Από τη συλλογή Ο ληξίαρχος (1989) [πρωτοδημοσιεύτηκε στο περιοδικό Πλανόδιον το 1989]
Thank you for sharing this glorious poem Efi ((Hugs)) xxxx
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Thank you Ivor!! Kisses!!!!
THE KNOCKER – Alexakis Orestes
In the end
I knock on the door
yearning
for a friendly look
a warm handshake
But
no one comes to open
And whoʼs to come and what
is he to open?
Behind the knocker thereʼs
no door
no inhabited house
exists
The knocker
hovers
in space
to no purpose
without aim
like a scarecrow in a burnt garden
It has nothing in store anymore
It promises nothing to the stranger!!
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Thank you, another lovely piece xxx
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Such beautiful verses, some lines make you sit back and think… Thanks for sharing.
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Appreciate your kind words!! Have a nice day!!
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A beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing
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Thanks for reading it ❤ ❤
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My pleasure 😇
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fantastic words
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I’m so grateful!!!!
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So beautiful Efi! Thanks for sharing!🙏❤️🤗
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Thank you Sonia!!
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Love this post 👏
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He was a great Greek poet !!! He died like today in 2015😔
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