How far away is Ithaca, supposedly?
Which squadron rules the ships?
in distant alien ports,
fairies who define them and dragons?
A voyage into the depths of the centuries,
with its sweet ending, the return,
they offer satiety to your dreams
the Lotus Eaters and the country of the Cikoni.
The saltiness will melt your body for months!
But, enchanted by Circe's kisses
you fly into Calypso's embrace,
without being led astray by the Sirens.
Cyclops you will defeat! And in Hades!
you will visit your beloved souls.
Continuous wind for Ithaca tomorrow
From Aeolus you will find Hippotades.
You will plow the seas from the sea,
being an adventure lover,
until, now alone, you wash away
on a beach in Phaeacia.
Somewhere here the hard work ends!
You're not enchanted by Nausicaa either.
Your original ideals awaken,
your longing to find Penelope.
The fates have destined you for a long life!
A wild, bitter, timeless journey,
which is made sweeter than honey,
when you will exterminate the suitors.
Odyssey! An enchanted voyage,
that drags every Greek for years.
But now, we're sailing wrong,
poor and in debt.
It's a sweet memory, Penelope!
-the faithful women were lost-,
The usurers expect us to be lenders:
Scylla and Charybdis Europe.
A hard journey, watered down with medicine!
A journey whose end is delayed.
And we are amazed by the debts, shipwrecked:
How far away is Ithaca, supposedly?
1st prize of the XNUMXst UNESCO International Poetry Competition
Kefalonia.
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