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Konstantinos Petrou Kabaphes, 1863-1933. All translations from the Greek by Rae Dalven, from: "The Complete Poems of Cavafy"; Harvest Books, 1976.

The Poems of Constantine Cavafy, No. 2: Finalities

by KingK0ng
3-18-01

Plunged in fear and suspicions, with agitated mind and frightened eyes, we melt, and plan how to act


	...in order to avoid the danger so frightfully menacing us.

And yet we err, it was not in our paths; the messages were false alarms...


	...( or else we did not hear, or fully understand them).

Another catastrophe, that we never imagined, suddenly, torrentially, falls upon us, and unprepared - there is no more time- carries us off.