as month July
crossed Avenue T. Vladimirescu
on a bicycle
in Sinaia


Denebola
in a red
cloak cross-legged sitting
over Revolution
was teaching History
to the cherries


Leyla, a midwife from Damietta
refers to the Kepler Laws :
with Fullmoon uncompromising
I do not recognize the midday crossing
of the Sun
its True Heading
the height of the stars
today 07.11.1980
right from within female Danube's womb
I bare
the smile and the eyes
of cupid .


George Vlachos


Translation :  Christos Rodoullas Tsiailis

To Marianna


When blue night mattresses

cover the city

Schizophrenia , depression , deception

they all cross the avenues

or rather swim in redness

the green rain stagnates

in the brothel's garden

the cat leaning on the stair

landing shuffles the deck of cards

a sweating Eros slides on a female

yet so manly river his signature

Monet .

Giorgos Vlachos

10.11.2008


Translation :  Christos Rodoullas Tsiailis