Saturday, November 16, 2013
A Wizened Woman Comments
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A wizened woman old and weary
Breathes the al-fresco fig-scented air
In a Xylophagou perivoli
Where sunlight caresses her hair
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8/1/2025 7:00:45 PM # 1.0.0
Perivoli is a Greek word and it can mean: garden, farm, or a kind of allotment - usually vegetables and some kind of grain are cultivated. Traditionally in Xylophagou and the surrounding red-soil villages, potatoes are grown. Small orchards too. Fig trees are very common.