Thursday, January 15, 2009

Clay: 1

Yannis Ritsos

Shadow—the same—
before and after glory.
We threw the crutches
into the sea.
Someone will find them
pick them up
and imitate us.
They will tell the truth.

Athens—January 15, 1978

from Clay (1980) [Collected Poems: IDelta ---pg 81]

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