And there is the church which forgives sin. Cavafy once said, "Where could I live better? Below, the brothel caters to the flesh. He lived with his mother until he was thirty-six, in an apartment just above a brothel, and across the street from a church and a hospital. In 1889, he got a job as an unpaid clerk at the city's Irrigation Office, and he stayed there until he retired thirty years later. His parents were Greek, and he wrote his poetry in Greek, but he lived in Alexandria almost his entire life. Cavafy, born in Alexandria, Egypt (1863). To change your day of youth to sullied night Īnd all in war with time for love of you, Sets you most rich in youth before my sight, Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease,Īnd wear their brave state out of memory When I perceive that men as plants increase,Ĭheered and checked ev'n by the selfsame sky, Whereon the stars in secret influence comment That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows Poem: "Sonnet XV," by William Shakespeare, from The Sonnets. Sonnet 15: When I consider every thing that grows
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