Yannis Ritsos
41.
I'm not listening to you—he says—
I find the hill beautiful
the tree beautiful
the shadow of birds on the grass
and myself
beautiful—he says—
in the water or in the mirror
whatever you say
my part isn't diminished
in the river
or in a rose.
Athens—May 14, 1980
from The Shadows of Birds (1980) [Collected Poems: IDelta ---pg 361]
1 comment:
Scott:
This one is a real beauty. I've sent you an email about it.
best,
Don @ Lilliput
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