Taurus: A Self-portrait and a Poem
Monday April 19th 2021
The Afternoon Sun
…This room, how familiar it is.
The couch was here, near the door,
a Turkish carpet in front of it.
Close by, the shelf with two yellow vases.
On the right—no, opposite—a wardrobe with a
mirror.
In the middle the table where he wrote,
and the three big wicker chairs.
Beside the window the bed
where we made love so many times…
Read the rest of the poem here.
From The Afternoon Sun by C.P. Cavafy, born 29 April 1863
translated by Edmund Keeley
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