| Page Views: 2,900 Last Visit to Athens: May, 2005 I Used To Live Here | Poetry for Athena by janetanne - last update: Jul 1, 2006 |
Sunset over Marble Walls-poem written by janetanne
no sound.
Ah Cold White Pendelis,
Honey from Hymitous,
how many sunsets have you seen?
The ancient mingles with modern
myths being made,
Give me my ouzo in the shade
of a fragrant fir
of wild oregano
of thymari
wild dreams of Dionisian
wines being drunk
Athena
gone are your noble days
cememt and sad structures
give no hint of human existence
within whose walls computer keys
strike
Come quick
before the columns before you
are covered with black
car fumes
We fume at the injustice
the day democracy dies.
Who gave you the right to
destroy my view
to cover the hills around you
Athena
to take away my freedom
of clean air
of clean water
of chemical free food?
Who gave you the right to
destroy my beauty
my marble temples
my wildflowers
covering the hills
Who told you to cover my rivers
with concrete hotels
and asphalt roads
crowding my senses
with senseless structures?
No balance
No harmony
No peace
Noise, noise, noise
fills my space
and empties my joy
Take me back to Troy
to Alexander
to Plato
to Socrates
To the first play performed at
Herodotus
Heroes
Art
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mvtouring Tue Jul 21, 2009 21:29 UTC
love the opening poem you wrote. Great tips on a city I love. ;-) | travelgourmet Sun Jun 21, 2009 04:17 UTC
Janet, Best wishes to Athens and all of Greece for the opening of the new Acropolos Museum. may it stand for thousands of years. BTW are the lights in the ceiling of the foyer a pattern of stars. Larry | Yaqui Wed Apr 29, 2009 17:41 UTC
The galleries are awesome! Your additional tips are great! Thanks for sharing them! | jumpingnorman Wed Apr 22, 2009 14:59 UTC
I enjoyed Athens a lot but I ish I had more time to explore it --- Is the Parthenon still being restored? Maybe I have to go back soon...Efkharisto! |
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