Μην αργείς. Τούτο μόνο σου λέω. Μην αργείςΓιατί, σε λίγο, σαν θα χτυπάς την πόρτα μου,θα νομίζω πως είναι τα γηρατειά,πως είν' ο χειμώνας, πως είν' ο θάνατος.Μην αργείς. Στάσου κι αφουγκράσου κάτω απ' τα σπίτια,κι απ' τους δρόμους που περνάς.Απ' τα παράθυρα κρέμουνται τα χέρια μουκαι σε καλούν.Στάσου κι αφουγκράσου κάτω απ' τα σπίτια.Σ'... Continue Reading →
On Children
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, Speak to us of Children. And he said: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they... Continue Reading →
“Μ’ αρέσει άμα σωπαίνεις”, Πάμπλο Νερούδα
Μ' αρέσεις άμα σωπαίνεις, επειδή στέκεις εκεί σαν απουσία κι ενώ μεν απ' τα πέρατα με ακούς, η φωνή μου εμένα δεν σε φτάνει. Μου φαίνεται ακόμα ότι τα μάτια μου σε σκεπάζουν πετώντας κι ότι ένα φιλί, μου φαίνεται, στα χείλη σου τη σφραγίδα του βάνει. Κι όπως τα πράγματα όλα ποτισμένα είναι από... Continue Reading →
“Like This”, by Rumi
If anyone asks youhow the perfect satisfactionof all our sexual wantingwill look, lift your faceand say, Like this. When someone mentions the gracefulnessof the nightsky, climb up on the roofand dance and say, Like this. If anyone wants to know what “spirit” is,or what “God’s fragrance” means,lean your head toward him or her.Keep your face... Continue Reading →
“When I’m with you we stay up all night” Rumi
When I'm with you we stay up all night When you are not here, I can't go to sleep Praise God for these two Insomnias! And the difference between them. The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing How blind that was— Lovers don't finally meet somewhere They... Continue Reading →
“Love Sonnet XI” by Pablo Neruda
I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair.Silent and starving, I prowl through the streets.Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all dayI hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.I hunger for your sleek laugh,your hands the color of a savage harvest,hunger for the pale stones of your fingernails,I want to eat your... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas…!!!
Merry Christmas!!! May we all celebrate with our families and loved ones and find that special place in our hearts to help those who are in need or lonely!!! Health, Love and Happiness to all!!! ❤
“Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child,... Continue Reading →
“The Nightingale and the Rose” Oscar Wilde
"She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses," cried the young Student; "but in all my garden there is no red rose."From her nest in the holm-oak tree the Nightingale heard him, and she looked out through the leaves, and wondered."No red rose in all my garden!" he cried,... Continue Reading →
Note to Self (No 1)…
We have to keep reminding ourselves the obvious… not all people are good, not everyone has good intentions. Sometimes, we get carried away by what seems familiar to us or by a feature of their character that we lack as Jung puts it (e.g. an introvert admires and matches with an extrovert and vice versa).... Continue Reading →
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