LONG LISTED FOR THE 2023 GRIFFIN POETRY AWARDS
Rainy Days
He had a rather indiscernible face as if read in old passages;
but since he had gazed at the sky so much he was dangerous
since he firstly had, of course, to offer his merchandise;
therefore he opened a cheap store and sold wood shavings,
since those years were very rainy, ever since the Homeric
era, until, under mysterious circumstances and of course,
with the complete support of the lower classes, he declared
himself king; king of who we never really found out; however
each morning they saw him by the entrance of the ancient
path as if he wanted to absorb all the guilt of this new day
that commenced upon
this foolish race.
Manolis Aligizakis 