They took away her toys and lover. Well then she bowed her head and almost died. But the thirteen destinies like her fourteen years smote the fleeing calamities. No one spoke. No one ran to protect her against the overseas sharks which had already cast an evil shadow over her like a fly staring with malice on a diamond or a land enchanted. And so the story was heartlessly forgotten as always happens when a forest ranger forgets his thunderbolt in the woods.
Whoa, two extravagant personalities with, possibly, a little bit of a fright factor in each. I admire your sang-froid! I still haven't had the courage to open my collection of du Maurier from NYRB; I got them on the strength of "Rebecca" and then remembered how scary the thing really was. If we don't hear from you again, we'll understand. :)
childhood's end (arthur c. clarke) fevre dream (george r. r. martin) 101 really important things you already know, but keep forgetting (ernie j. zelinski) unwelcome (michael griffo) macbeth 20 love poems and a song of despair (pablo neruda)
http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Garden-Artist-Begins-Lifes/dp/1608195236
ReplyDeleteOh, and at the very moment when I could use some defense for procrastination!
ReplyDeletereading poetry, Andreas Embiricos...
ReplyDeleteWINTER GRAPES
They took away her toys and lover. Well then she bowed her head and almost died. But the thirteen destinies like
her fourteen years smote the fleeing calamities. No one spoke. No one ran to protect her against the overseas
sharks which had already cast an evil shadow over her like a fly staring with malice on a diamond or a land
enchanted. And so the story was heartlessly forgotten as always happens when a forest ranger forgets his
thunderbolt in the woods.
© Translation: 1972, Kimon Friar
From: Modern Greek Poetry: From Cavafis to Elytis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York, 1972
fantastic contribution
ReplyDeletebut what should I expect?
"Youth senses your significance
And springs up already at your edges"
(from his "Caryatids")
Two Books;
ReplyDeleteTHE DOLL- -The Lost Short Stories of Daphne du Maurier
and
COCO CHANEL - An intimate Life - -Lisa Chaney
Whoa, two extravagant personalities with, possibly, a little bit of a fright factor in each. I admire your sang-froid! I still haven't had the courage to open my collection of du Maurier from NYRB; I got them on the strength of "Rebecca" and then remembered how scary the thing really was. If we don't hear from you again, we'll understand. :)
ReplyDeletechildhood's end (arthur c. clarke)
ReplyDeletefevre dream (george r. r. martin)
101 really important things you already know, but keep forgetting (ernie j. zelinski)
unwelcome (michael griffo)
macbeth
20 love poems and a song of despair (pablo neruda)