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John P. Portelli [Malta / Canada]

  Alexandria   In vain I searched for you on the sandy beach of Alexandria covered by the footsteps of goneby authors desiring that which once was and now seems like dried algae that flew away with the wintry north wind. How long can one endure the past listening to the sea of Seferis talking to you with the sweetness of sirens that never dared to appear on this beach? Even the rocks are exhausted waiting. It is best to forget all accept this turqoise sea gently crushing the lost future. Yet, spring will soon arrive and the blossoms will bloom.     Nefertiti   Whom shall I talk to now that I lost you in the Nile reflecting your beauty from your childhood awaiting that someone will visit you again?   You are the modern Nefertiti your beauty surpasses your presence it adores the sun the one god she believed in.   And now that you vanished without trace we shall pray to Aton to take care of you.   And hence started the reign of silence!   ...