LONG LISTED FOR THE 2023 GRIFFIN POETRY AWARDS
HORSE EYED WOMEN
A city among thousands of other cities on earth
with houses, roads, monuments
the passing musicians, cemeteries, the crazies
the ones who run after bread and others who run
after their dreams
with those who keep silent, those who postpone,
those who betray,
with their imposing temples and the small, remote
taverns
like forgotten, foggy corners of a humble paradise
with the naked people, the traitors, the egoists,
the notary public
with the tears and the serious decisions taken
during the night
with the smiles and the little daily compromises
a city swallowed by dust and commotion and
lights and dreams.
Manolis 