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    Σκιές
    Σκιές
    Σκιές
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    Σκιές

    By Λάμπρος Πορφύρας

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    Ο Λάμπρος Πορφύρας ήταν λυρικός ποιητής της μεταπολεμικής περιόδου. Η ποιητική συλλογή "Σκιές" ήταν η μοναδική συλλογή που εκδόθηκε όσο βρισκόταν στη ζωή.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPELEKANOS BOOKS
    Release dateNov 25, 2012
    ISBN9781301179046
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      Σκιές - Λάμπρος Πορφύρας

      SKIES

      By

      Labros Porfiras

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      ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΑ

      ΣΚΙΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΦΕΥΓΟΥΝ

      Ο ΧΑΡΟΣ

      ΓΥΡΩ ΤΡΙΓΥΡΟ ΜΟΥ

      ΘΡΥΛΟΣ ΑΓΑΠΗΣ

      ΑΝΕΜΩΝΕΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΝΕΜΟ

      ΦΩΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΚΙΕΣ

      ΣΚΙΕΣ

      ΣΚΙΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΦΕΥΓΟΥΝ

      Γιὰ ὅσα σβήνουν

      Τὰ κρίνα συλλογίζομαι, χλωμὰ καὶ ραγισμένα,

      Στὰ δάκρυα ραντισμένα

      Πονετικῆς αὐγῆς,

      Τὰ ρόδα ποὺ ἔχυσαν τ’ ἁγνόν, ἄνθινον αἷμα ἀγάλι,

      Σ’ ἀθώρητο κανάλι,

      Στὴν ἀγκαλιὰ τῆς γῆς.

      Τὰ φύλλα καὶ τὰ σύννεφα, ποὺ φεύγουν καὶ πεθαίνουν,

      Τὰ δέντρα νὰ ὑπομένουν

      Τὴ μοῖρα τους πικρά,

      Ὅ,τι θὰ μείνη ἀκίνητο καὶ καθετὶ ποὺ πέφτει,

      Στῆς λίμνης τὸν καθρέφτη

      Τὰ νούφαρα νεκρὰ

      Κι’ ἀκόμα συλλογίζομαι, μὲ μιὰν θλιμμένην ἔννοια,

      Τὰ χέρια τὰ κερένια

      — Ὤ! σπαραγμὸς κρυφός!—

      Κι’ ἐσᾶς ματάκια ποὺ ἥσυχα, κάτω ἀπ’ τὰ βλέφαρά σας,

      Στὰ σκοτεινὰ νερά σας,

      Βασίλεψε τὸ φῶς...

      Τὰ καράβια

      Μάταια θεμελιωμένα εἶναι τὰ σπίτια μας.

      Νὰ ταξιδέβουν τὄχουν ἀπ’ τὴ Μοῖρα!

      Μάταια στὴ γωνιά τους τὸ Θεὸ κρύβουνε

      Κι’ ὅλο τὸν κόσμο πίσω ἀπὸ τὴ θύρα.

      Κ’ ἔτσι ἀρμενίζουν σὲ ταξίδι ἀγύριστο,

      Σὰν ξωτικὰ καράβια αἰώνια πᾶνε,

      Οὔτε γοργά, μὰ κι’ οὔτε ἀργά, μονότονα,

      Στὴν ἄβυσσο τοῦ χρόνου καὶ σκορπᾶνε.

      Μπροστὰ λιμάνι ἀπάνεμο δὲ φαίνεται.

      Πίσω τὴν καταχνιὰ σωριάζει ἡ Λήθη.

      Κι’ ὅταν, γιὰ λίγο, ἡ σκέπη της ξεσκίζεται,

      Θολὸ νησάκι πλέει μακρυὰ στὰ βύθη.

      Καὶ στὴν ἀκρογιαλιὰ ἕνας ἴσκιος γνώριμος,

      Σὲ δύση χειμωνιάτικης ἡμέρας,

      Ἴσκιος σπιτιοῦ ποὺ μοιάζει μὲ τὸ σπίτι μας.

      Στὸ θλιβερὸ νησάκι τῆς Χιμαίρας.

      Σιμά του κι’ ἄλλα σπίτια ξεχωρίζουνε

      Κι’ ἀκουμπισμένη σ’ ἕνα παραθύρι,

      Ἡ ὀμορφονιά, ποὺ κάποτ’ ἀγαπούσαμε,

      Προσμένει τὸ φτωχὸ καραβοκύρη.

      Προσμένει... Πάλι ἡ καταχνιά... Καὶ μέσα της

      Τὰ ξωτικὰ καράβια αἰώνια πᾶνε,

      Νύχτα καὶ μέρα μέσα της, μονότονα,

      Στὴν ἄβυσσο τοῦ χρόνου καὶ σκορπᾶνε...

      Ἡ νυφούλα

      Χλωμὴ σιμά μου ἐπέρασες, παρθένα,

      Μέσα σὲ θρήνους, μέσ’ στὰ βογγητά·

      Μὰ ἐσὺ βουβή, μᾶς ἔψελνες θλιμμένα:

      Μὴν κλαῖτε· ἀκολουθᾶτε. Πάω μπροστά.

      Ἀνώφελα τ’ ἄσπρα κεριὰ ἀναμμένα,

      Μὴν πλανεθῆς, σ’ ἐφώτιζαν πιστά,

      Τὰ μάτια σου ὑπερήφανα κλεισμένα,

      Σ’

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