Poems by Constantine Cavafy
Footsteps
... they are already feeling the footsteps of the Furies ...
Exiles
... so one way or another, our plans are definitely working out, ...
Ithaka
... you'll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean ...
Waiting For The Barbarians
... Because night has fallen and the barbarians have not come ...
An Old Man
... when he had strength, and the power of the word, and good looks ...
Candles
... I do not want to turn back, lest I see and shudder ...
In Church
... my thoughts turn to the great glories of our race, ...
The God Abandons Antony
... and say goodbye to her, to the Alexandria you are losing ...
Thermopylae
... generous when they're rich, and when they're poor, ...
Understanding
... And my resolutions to control myself, to change ...
The Windows
... find them. And maybe it is best that I do not find them ...
The City
... where I've spent so many years, wasted them, destroyed them totally ...
As Much As You Can
... Even if you cannot shape your life as you want it, ...
The First Step
... To have reached this point is no small achievement: ...
I Went
... And I drank of potent wines, such as ...
