10-20-2011, 03:08 PM
I like this poem, regardless of distance between author and lyrical character. Perhaps a bit like a story, but it is understandable why the difference in age - clearly shows the impossibility of empathy And yet final (pigeons) gives hope. I really like the accent, which is achieved by use of brackets.
'Because the barbarians will arrive today;and they get bored with eloquence and orations.' CP Cavafy

