Thursday, June 21, 2012

Riguardo il NOSSIDE 2012


IL XXVIII PREMIO MONDIALE
 
 
DI POESIA NOSSIDE 2012,
 
 
ACCOGLIENDO LE RICHIESTE
 
 
AVANZATE DA POETI
 
 
DI TUTTI I CONTINENTI, 
 
 
HA PROROGATO LA SCADENZA
 
 
DELLE ISCRIZIONI 
 
 
AL 30 GIUGNO 2012.
 
 
PER QUALSIASI INFORMAZIONE
 
 
I POETI POSSONO RIVOLGERSI A
 
 

Monday, June 18, 2012

A poem from Zacharoula Gaitanaki - GREECE


ZONI

My village, you are small, picturesque, hamlet
in the edge of Gortynia.
My eyes fill with tears when I look at you,
I mourn for the devastation
that I see everywhere, when I see your houses,
wandering in your streets.
Your vineyards have become barren,
your olive trees don’t bear fruit
and in your yards flowers do not bloom
in the flower pots.
It was, in the past, the blessed years,
when all your windows were wide open.
Now, my beautiful village, your roads are closed
and a small number of villagers walk in your places.
Bitter memories in my mind
and how can I heal them?
But I wish you, my village Zounati, to come to life again.
To open your houses again, make your yards green
and fill your streets with children’s voices.

                  ZACHAROULA GAITANAKI
             
                             
   Zoni is a small village in Arcadia. It belongs to the provinces
   of Gortynia. Zounati was the old name of village.
        For more about ZONI visit our blog:
              www.zounati.wordpress.com