Poem IX (from my Purple Collection)

You might,

Come in the midst of the night,
Like a surprise,
Like the sun that is hidden
And the wind that gently disturbs the water lilies.



Is it right?

To think, to process, to question,
The forcefulness of the might,
The shadow that lies behind the pond and its calmness,
The flowers that are dying with the sun,
The water that flows in your veins,
And the mark that has sent all the blood to your heart.



Is it art?

To write, to sing, to draw,
The sadness of your eyes,
The subtle rays of light that dance provocatively on your face,
The purple smile that you threw to the Mediterranean goddess,

Your infinite aura that is
Like the stars,
Your universe,
And my everything…

D.D

The Best Greek Poem? ~ Is there one?

Some of my friends from Greece that know my sometimes passionate reciting of Greek poems and my love for Greek poetry have asked me this: "What is the Best Greek Poem"?

This is a tough call. With so many Greek poets which one could possibly be the best? Solomos, Kalvos, Seferis, Elytis, Kavafy, Karyotakis, Kavvadias, Sikelianos, Sinopoulos... to name a few of my favorites...

The closest to my heart would have to be the first Ode of Kalvos, namely 'o Φιλοπατρις' and that's probably because it was written in London where I am currently residing while missing what I consider to be my home, Zakynthos.

However, there is another. And this one is deeply within my heart as well coming from George Seferis and titled 'Eρωτικός Λόγος'.

The Greek version can be found below:
http://www.sarantakos.com/seferis/erotik_logos.htm

And you may ask: What is the purpose of this? Why is this blog in English afterall if I am talking about Greek Poetry and referring to Greek URLs and give the titles in Greek?

Simple: Capture Two audiences and point to some nice poetry even to those that do not speak a word of Greek. Most of our poets are anyway translated in many languages, and especially Seferis and Elytis that have won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Regards,
Dionisis @ London, 27 April, 2006.

Opinion - Charles Clarke - The Autopoietic Home Secretary

What a splendid morning for politics...

The BBC article is attached below but I think what we have here is a fantastic dichotomy of a personality, nearly at the edge of schitzophrenia.

Yes, I am talking about the Home Secretary. We have got used to him in a series of roles, but 99% of them involved a 'macho-projection' of a strongly positioned person.

When Bertalanffy, Maturana and Varela were talking about autopoiesis and survival of the fittest, they may not have had the Home Secretary on their minds but I think he now provides a splendid example of what one will do to mend one's self (hence being autopoietic) and thereby surviving and holding on to power.

'Me? No? Why resign? Me Wrong? No? When? How? I said I'm sorry. Isn't that enough? After all, rapists, murderers and drug dealers have been off my spot lately. I've been focusing too much on terrorism and ID cards that would make the world a lovely place' -- Εν οίδα, ότι ουδέν είδα (Σωκράτης)

BBC NEWS Politics Clarke rejects resignation calls

New Ode from Kalvos uncovered

If there is something that could bring me back to my blog after a rough two years is remembering that my last blog was on Andreas Kalvos.

My deepest congratulations as a Greek and Zakynthian go to Leukios Zafeiriou for his research and for bringing to light the spectucular in lyricism lost ode of Andreas Kalvos.

Those Greeks among you interested should buy:
"Ο Βίος και το έργο του Ανδρέα Κάλβου" από τις εκδόσεις Μεταίχμιο.

Regards,
Dionisis