Poem by Odysseus Elytis
THE SEA CLOVER
Once in a thousand years
the spirits of the sea
in the darkened seaweed
in the green pebbles
they plant it and it grows
before the sunrise
they chant their charms and
the clover of the sea rises
And whoever finds it does not die
and whoever finds it does not die
Once in a thousand years
nightingales sing differently
they don’t laugh nor they cry
they only say they only say:
once in a thousand years
love becomes eternal
wish it to be your luck wish it to be your luck
and this year will bring you success
And from the places of the sky
it will bring your love
The three leaved sea clover
whoever finds it, send it to me
whoever finds it, send it to me
the three leaved sea clover.
Manolis 