Poems by Constantine Cavafy
Since Nine O'Clock
... of past sensual pleasure - what daring pleasure ...
Walls
... Ah why did I not pay attention when they were building the walls ...
Remember, Body...
... how they trembled in the voice, for you, remember, body ...
Hidden Things
... such care and such effort for them to know me ...
Darius
... Misfortune! Just when he was positive that with "Darius" ...
Half An Hour
... So in the bar the day before yesterday -- the merciful alcohol ...
The Bandaged Shoulder
... He said that he had hurt himself on a wall or that he had fallen ...
Che Fece ... Il Gran Rifiuto
... he goes from honor to honor, strong in his conviction ...
Poseidonians
... they too once upon a time were citizens of Magna Graecia ...
Morning Sea
... The brilliant blue of the morning sea, of the cloudless sky, ...
Return
... and an old desire runs again through the blood ...
Voices
... other sounds from the first poetry of our life -- ...
Dangerous Things
... to the lustful impulses of my blood, without ...
Desires
... and they shut them, with tears, in a magnificent mausoleum, ...
On An Italian Shore
... G r e e k l o o t: b o o t y f r o m C o r i n t h ...
