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Journey to Ithaca

this is the poem I came across in a book "Journey to Ithaca"by Anita Deasai and I love the poem (as well as the book):

Then pray that the journey is long,
That the summer mornings are many,
that you will enter ports seen for the first time
with such pleasure, with such joy!
Stop at Phoenician markets
and purchase fine merchandise,
mother-of-pearl and corals, amber and ebony,
and pleasurable perfumes of all kinds,
buy as many pleasurable perfumes as you can,
visit hosts of Egiptian cities,
to learn and learn from those who have knowledge.

Always keep Ithaca fixed in your mind.
to arrive there is your ultimate goal.
but don not hurry the voyage at all.
It is better to let it last for long years;
and even to anchor the isle when you are old,
rich with all you have gained on the way,
not expecting Ithaca will offer you riches.

Ithaca has given you a beautiful voyage.
Without her you would never have taken the road.
But she has nothing to give you now.

And if you have found her poor, Ithaca has not defrauded you.
With such great wisdom you have gained, with so much experience,
you must surely have understood by then what Ithacas mean.

C.P. Cavafy "Ithaca" (translated by Rae Dalven)

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    Dec 25, 2012 at 3:40 AM

    Hi Marzena - Complements of the Season – Hope you are having a great time and all the best for 2013.
    Best Regards
    Rob in Cumbria

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    Dec 22, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    Zycze wiesole Swieta i do Nowego roku duzo zdrowia, szczescia, miłosci i oraz wiele nowych doświadczeń podróży.

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    Aug 4, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    Hello! Bon début de semaine! From Tina

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    Jul 20, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    Thanks for the birthday wishes! Cheers from chilly Alaska!

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    Jul 10, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    Marzena, bardzo przepraszam,ale pore dni nie bylem na VT ... and I missed you B-day :-(. Wszystko najlepszego z okazji urodzin z poza Polsko-czeskej granicy.

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    Jul 6, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    Happy Birthday, Marzena. Have a great day with those you lov e most.

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    Jul 6, 2012 at 2:09 PM

    Hope you have a lovely birthday Marzena!!

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    Jul 6, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    Hej,Marzan!Najlepsze zyczenia urodzinowe ode mnie z Salzburga!

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    Jul 6, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    Happy birthday, Marzena!

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    Jul 6, 2012 at 5:46 AM

    A warm happy birthday greeting from Malaysia.

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