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Poets (Friends)
- Constantine Petrou Cavafy The Cavafy Archive website was created by the Center for Neo-Hellenic Studies and is owned by the Onassis Foundation. It contains all of Cavafy’s major works in the translation of Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (edited by G.P. Savidis)
- Fernando Pessoa The Fernando Pessoa House has a unique treasure: the private library of this great literary figure. It’s not very often one can find an entire library belonging to a writer with Pessoa’s universal dimension.
- Sophie Hannah Official Sophie Hannah Website
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Tag Archives: Change
ETERNAL OPTIMIST
Eternal optimist that I am I put behind me all I can Assuming that the world will change, Make better sense and re-arrange, I live in hope that I might find A special force to hide behind; One that grasps … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Learning, Motivation, Reality, Reflection, Resilience, Truth
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OH TIMELESS CLOUDS
Oh timeless clouds, That gather the sky towards you, Show me the way To harness and transform A distant beauty.
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Tagged Care, Change, Growth, Motivation, Resilience, Truth
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DARK OVER HANGING CLOUDS
When life devours your very essence Engulfed you stand in complete abeyance: Paralysed the N’th degree. To escape is where I want to be. As cavernous and wondrous thoughts Grapple to see where they ought My mind seems seized and quite … Continue reading
STAYING IN LANES
In pursuing the dreams of our fathers We can live in the shadow of others: Carving out the shape of ones-self Requires self-respect and belief. Experiencing the movement of time Provides a tick-tock of opportunities That require the courage to … Continue reading