Desires - A poem by Constantine P. Cavafy

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Constantine P. Cavafy - Desires

Like beautiful bodies of the dead who had not grown old
and they shut them, with tears, in a magnificent mausoleum,
with roses at the head and jasmine at the feet --
this is what desires resemble that have passed
without fulfillment; with none of them having achieved
a night of sensual delight, or a bright morning.

Added: Feb 20 2003 | Viewed: 856 times | Comments (0)

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Desires Year: Published/Written in 1904 Last read: 2008-08-31 10:34:37 Viewed 856 times. Added Feb 20 2003.

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