inter
alia
on the stroke of twelve came the surveyor
as usual and
as expected
despite that
we had neglected
to sweep the blood off the stairhead
the hatstand in the hallway
exposed to the argus-eyed mirror
was trying to hide its guilt
under four hats
the fox-terrier panic-stricken
followed us at heel
howling lord have mercy
be that as it may at the last moment
we managed to push the winds pell mell
into the wardrobe of the bedroom
thus conjuring an illusion of calm
the spacious drawing-room
locked in its past post-mortem
smelt of kavafis
egyptian tobacco
and the myopic eyeglasses on the table
had corrupted the ethos of the books
in the presence of all concerned
the bailiff laid his hands on a treatise
octavo size
entitled mons veneris
he leafed through it salivating glosses
in the margins of the pages
inter alia
a. aphrodite on the frontispiece
raising a white flag
b. pretty woman
pretty pretty woman
c. your two breasts
resemble twin cubs of
deer
feeding among lilies
d. sex specialis derogat sex generali
on the stroke of five to twelve
we set on the way to Ithaca
inter
alia
the version in english
από τα ποιήματα προς ρωμαίους
©Βασίλης Πολύζος 2002-2003
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inter
alia
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