Rho
…honour due to the ancient beauty and
I asked the primeval wisdom
about the absurd way of modern life
and I was told by the eternal soul
of the immortals that consumerism
had taken modern life in its grip
and I noticed the empty glances of
the young women and men that
only knew of lust and sexual pleasure
then I realized the destiny of the anchorite
was meant for me, and I asked
whether in a future time, the ancient
beauty could be restored, and the virgin
of the Parthenon shed tears
seeing the tourists flocking like harpies
and inauspicious signs of modern life that
I searched without finding any resolution
nor catharsis among the yellow-haired tourists.
Without fear, I asked the ancient beauty
but I received no answer to please my soul.
Manolis Aligizakis 