March Hares by Nanos Valaoritis |
by Nanos Valaoritis |
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Our dear friend, Nanos Valaoritis, cherished Greek poet, sent us one of his new poems.
MARCH HARES Today we serve them fish tomorrow chicken soup yesterday it was mushrooms in huge rooms with echo
then we take them on their word we refresh their memory with wide fans made of peacock’s feathers – however later
We regret we said and diddle this we try penance bowing, kneeling hand kissing, nose blowing drying up about fire solid tears
All in vain, because the tears in the fabric are irreparable in between them we see scenes of disaster, triumph ship wrecks
lovemaking – nothing new in the matter of imagery but when a little oil is rubbed on them then they all come true.
Athens, 17 March 2012 (March Hare)
TO MAKE THINGS EASIER Words not actions can always elevate balloons blooming in summer skies among the iridescent clouds
It wasn’t the inspector : we vigilants observers of fraud reapers of the corrupt deep friendly to cold fish
attitudes so precious and affected in ways past counting : watch us jump from the spring board always handy with a rock in hand
to shatter or to mold the water according to your intentions a memory of fuchsias what was it I said when you said
no – and later came all that all this trumpeted – by the Angel unrecognizable in his disguise a real money lender curtains up to make things easier to stand down Athens, 17 March 2012
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