Prayer
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
A sailor drowned in the sea's depths
Unaware, his mother goes and lights
a tall candle before the ikon of our Lady
praying that he'll come back quickly, that the weather may be good
her ear cocked always to the wind.
While she prays and supplicates,
the ikon listens, solemn, sad,
knowing the son she waits for never will come back.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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Scheme | AX XX XA XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 334 |
Words | 63 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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