The death of a warrior
should be slow and studied
like the distilled
transport of an adolescent
who becomes a man when he first makes love.
On his tomb place
two large question marks
for life and for death
and a traffic sign
that forbids
the passing of parades.
Greek; trans. Kimon Friar
Jenny Mastoraki, Greek, trans. Kimon Friar, in Mundus Artium.