Poem
Titos Patríkios
THE MOUNTAINS
First there was the sea.I was born among islands.
I too an island have temporarily emerged
until I see a light – that too like a stone –
and sink again.
The mountains came later.
I chose them.
I somehow had to share the weight
that had crushed my country for centuries.
© Translation: 2005, Peter Mackridge
THE MOUNTAINS
© 1975, Titos Patríkios
From: Proeretiki Stasi
Publisher: Kedros, Athens
From: Proeretiki Stasi
Publisher: Kedros, Athens
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THE MOUNTAINS
First there was the sea.I was born among islands.
I too an island have temporarily emerged
until I see a light – that too like a stone –
and sink again.
The mountains came later.
I chose them.
I somehow had to share the weight
that had crushed my country for centuries.
© 2005, Peter Mackridge
From: Proeretiki Stasi
From: Proeretiki Stasi
THE MOUNTAINS
First there was the sea.I was born among islands.
I too an island have temporarily emerged
until I see a light – that too like a stone –
and sink again.
The mountains came later.
I chose them.
I somehow had to share the weight
that had crushed my country for centuries.
© 2005, Peter Mackridge
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