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Elgin Marbles

Lena Fatourou

15 Jul, 2024

Our-Sacrifices_Cropped - https://www.greece-is.com/parthenon-marbles-depth-part-4-campaign-return/ , visualhellas.gr

Elgin Marbles

In the footsteps of writing

Heavenly bodies with tears sprinkle

the pain of my native land.

The pain explodes inside me,

boiling volcano

of the absurd I see logic catching me.

Parthenon, Acropolis, Olympian Gods,

statuesque bodies in marble painted,

crystal faces like gems,

Athena's well-formed breasts.

Iktinos, Phidias, Kallikratis,

at the height of Pentelikos broken hearts,

eyes that cry for the rock of love

in the Attic tunic, blood-stained souls.

On chariots I dream of them arriving

of history the stolen treasures,

in the shape of a meander I will join the laurels

with Melina's unforgettable voice.

photo visualhellas.gr, https://www.greece-is.com/parthenon-marbles-depth-part-4-campaign-return/

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