Euripides, Athenian

( - )

He grew old between the fires of Troy
and the quarries of Sicily.

He was fond of caves along the beach
and of the sea’s drawings;
he realised men’s veins are like a net
spread by the gods to trap us like wild beasts
and tried to pierce it.
He was cross-grained, his friends were few;
when it was time, the dogs tore him to pieces.

 

«Ευριπίδης, Αθηναίος», από το Ημερολόγιο Καταστρώματος Γ' (1955)
From Log Book, III (1955)
(unpublished)


Author 
John Stathatos (translator)
Original Author 
George Seferis
Published 
2018