Friday, January 3, 2003

Remember, Body... Comments

Rating: 2.8

Body, remember not only how much you were loved,
not only the beds on which you lay,
but also those desires which for you
plainly glowed in the eyes,
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Constantine P. Cavafy
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Michael Morgan 10 August 2016

Desire past and unfulfilled- and so doubly piquant. Suggests such desire may have as reverberant an outcome as desire fulfilled. At least, it asks everyone to consider the possibility. An interesting- and specifically human meditation. No other animal can meditate desire denied. MM. Elegant translation. Deserves far more than a 5.7. MM

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