Farewell To Skiathos
Farewell to Skiathos
maybe forever
maybe forever
ehe ghia!
Here in the steerage
Skiathos receding
into the mists
of fancy and time
Arms of the village
opening gently
beckoning brightly
bidding goodbye
Maybe forever
there on the billow
hovering brightly
scattering fame.
Now we are weaving
paths from your glory
darkness descending
mountainous forms
Pass to the starboard
pass to the leeward
soon in their splendor
blazon the stars.
When the moon rises
you will awaken
put on your brooches
of aquamarine
And donning your sandborn
sandals of cowry
leaving your mountains
dance on the sea.
Skiathos, oh, lovely
here from the steerage
maybe forever
vanishing now.
God, on the waters
you have cast islands
gifted with shadows
freshets and trees-
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poem by Morgan Michaels
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