Made me think of Stevie Smith, "Not Waving but Drowning" -- but revised to "Not Waving but Undulating in the Memoria..."
Not forgetting the perpetual struggle to keep one's nose for the present above the ever rising waterline of all (always more, and more, and more) that's come -- and gone -- before.
Not even time to wave. Sounds grim, Vassilis, sounds grim indeed.
ReplyDeleteGrim and bear it? =:)
ReplyDeleteMade me think of Stevie Smith, "Not Waving but Drowning" -- but revised to "Not Waving but Undulating in the Memoria..."
ReplyDeleteNot forgetting the perpetual struggle to keep one's nose for the present above the ever rising waterline of all (always more, and more, and more) that's come -- and gone -- before.
May I paraphrase an oldie here--"Think and swim"?
ReplyDeleteI sink sat thounds reathonable enough (he glugged).
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