brexians said,

great vintage album

Have a nice week, with a poem by Lorenzo Mavilis

LETHE

Fortunate are the dead who forget
the bitterness of life. When the sun sets
and dusk follows, do not weep for them,
no matter how deep your sorrow may be!
At such an hour the souls are thirsty and go
to οblivion’s crystal-cold spring;
but the water will turn muddy,
if a tear is shed for them by the beloved.
And if they drink turbid water, they recall,
passing through fields of asphodels,
past sorrows that sleep within them.
If you cannot but weep, at sunset,
your eyes should lament for the living
who seek to forget, but cannot do so.
‘Lethe’, or ‘Oblivion’ is a pessimistic poem. Mavilis mingles in it the ancient Greek belief about the Underworld, so well described by Homer in the Odyssey (XXIV, 1-14), and the Modern Greek tradition about the Realm of the Dead. According to Homer, the Underworld is a vast field where the plant asphodel grows.

Amit said,

This is really a brilliant post. I lived near Mumbai Central, do you have a pic of that ?

kevinseo said,

wow,those photos have a lot of history!

Madeline Quinones said,

Interesting! I feel bad about the bombing recently. Is Everything all right now? I see the Hotel reopened.

sami said,

wish mumbai remained the same ……it looks so beautiful and clean..love those cars on marine drive.wish to have my hands on one of em….