For Cavafy
The poems are sad and short: love half-remembered,
history--beautiful, closed, and Greek.
But what I like best
is the blank three-quarters page,
white as a statue's marble eyes--
a space to write or cry.
Bruce Williams
Constantine P. Cavafy, also known as Konstantin or Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, or Kavaphes (April 29, 1863 – April 29, 1933) was a renowned Greek poet who lived in Alexandria and worked as a journalist and civil servant.
For you, M (http://southwestsun.wordpress.com) who always remembers to show appreciation when she likes something I share. Silence is a more common reaction :) Thank you so much.
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