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He Came to Read

He came to read.

Two or three booksare open; historians and poets.

But he only read for ten minutes,and gave them up.

He is dozingon the sofa.

He is fully devoted to books but he is twenty-three  years old, and he's very handsome;and this afternoon love passedthrough his ideal flesh, his lips.

Through his flesh which is full of beautythe heat of love passed;without any silly shame for the form of the enjoyment… ..

Original Greek:

Ηλθε για να διαβάσει

Ηλθε για να διαβάσει.

Είν' ανοιχτάδυο, τρία βιβλία· ιστορικοί και ποιηταί.

Μα μόλις διάβασε δέκα λεπτά,και τα παράτησε.

Στον καναπέμισοκοιμάται.

Ανήκει πλήρως στα βιβλία --αλλ' είναι είκοσι τριώ ετών, κ' είν' έμορφος πολύ·και σήμερα το απόγευμα πέρασ' ο έρωςστην ιδεώδη σάρκα του, στα χείλη.

Στη σάρκα του που είναι όλο καλλονήη θέρμη πέρασεν η ερωτική·χωρίς αστείαν αιδώ για την μορφή της απολαύσεως.....

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Constantine P Cavafy

Constantine Peter Cavafy (April 29 (April 17, OS), 1863 – April 29, 1933) was an Egyptiot Greek poet, journalist and civil servant. His consciou…

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