"yannis" poems - Hello Poetry

REFUSAL Throw the weak days away for them to fight with vultures and win, for all to be done quickly and brightly like the most brilliant stars, like the white nights, when loves die and in the morning lovers split with a pain between the eyes, between the ribs. You and I shall fight together with pleasures and appeals, transient and futile changes. The love I forsook to be with you first and alone, doesn’t wait for the moon to rise and retaliate for my deed. I must be going now, before you realize that I don’t really exist, that I’m only light casting its cells for the last time on a human face. Βy Maria Panoutsou Translated from the Greek language by Yannis Goumas

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Jul 6, 2016

Jul 6, 2016 at 11:13 AM UTC

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Saluader

REFUSAL Throw the weak days away for them to fight with vultures and win, for all to be done quickly and brightly like the most brilliant stars, like the white nights, when loves die and in the morning lovers split with a pain between the eyes, between the ribs. You and I shall fight together with pleasures and appeals, transient and futile changes. The love I forsook to be with you first and alone, doesn’t wait for the moon to rise and retaliate for my deed. I must be going now, before you realize that I don’t really exist, that I’m only light casting its cells for the last time on a human face. Βy Maria Panoutsou Translated from the Greek language by Yannis Goumas

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MEMORY The wind passed through the trees’ foliage. Sandy, remote corners of no-man’s land. Pine trees’ truncated branches. A glance stands against every lover, and yet last night I heard our song as the full moon rounded the sky and ever since passion instils twilight and dawn on my windows. All is damp, and the wicker chair a trap. I sought to fall in with the lines on the horizon, and monstrous conches tattooed your face on my white arms. A seagull won’t be saved by sea food, but from your hand, as you feign throwing breadcrumbs slowly on the whitecaps. By Maria Panoutsou Translated from Greek language by Yannis Goumas

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Jan 7, 2017

Jan 7, 2017 at 7:01 AM UTC

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MEMORY

MEMORY The wind passed through the trees’ foliage. Sandy, remote corners of no-man’s land. Pine trees’ truncated branches. A glance stands against every lover, and yet last night I heard our song as the full moon rounded the sky and ever since passion instils twilight and dawn on my windows. All is damp, and the wicker chair a trap. I sought to fall in with the lines on the horizon, and monstrous conches tattooed your face on my white arms. A seagull won’t be saved by sea food, but from your hand, as you feign throwing breadcrumbs slowly on the whitecaps. By Maria Panoutsou Translated from Greek language by Yannis Goumas

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I’ll tear up the paper and go back in history. When I still hadn’t met you, in Columbus’ time. For your sake I combed my hair, did the washing, dried hankies and watered the hyacinth. On the door hangs the cloth of expiation. It’ll become dusty with time, and the junk dealer will charge for it as much as for a quick cup of coffee. Maria Panoutsou FROM GREEK LANGUAGED TRANSALTED BY Yannis Goumas

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Oct 17, 2016

Oct 17, 2016 at 6:54 AM UTC

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STORY WITH AN END

I’ll tear up the paper and go back in history. When I still hadn’t met you, in Columbus’ time. For your sake I combed my hair, did the washing, dried hankies and watered the hyacinth. On the door hangs the cloth of expiation. It’ll become dusty with time, and the junk dealer will charge for it as much as for a quick cup of coffee. Maria Panoutsou FROM GREEK LANGUAGED TRANSALTED BY Yannis Goumas

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Maria Panoútsou SALUADE Translated from the Greek by Yannis Goumas Moonlight. A bird perched on a branch. The man under the branch listens to a cricket. My childhood friends have aged today.

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Aug 28, 2016

Aug 28, 2016 at 4:46 PM UTC

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Untitled

Maria Panoútsou SALUADE Translated from the Greek by Yannis Goumas Moonlight. A bird perched on a branch. The man under the branch listens to a cricket. My childhood friends have aged today.

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