At the noisy end of the caf\u00e9, head bent
\nover the table, an old man sits alone,
\na newspaper in front of him.<\/p>\n
And in the miserable banality of old age
\nhe thinks how little he enjoyed the years
\nwhen he had strength, eloquence, and looks.<\/p>\n
He knows he\u2019s aged a lot: he sees it, feels it.
\nYet it seems he was young just yesterday.
\nSo brief an interval, so very brief.<\/p>\n
And he thinks of Prudence, how it fooled him,
\nhow he always believed\u2014what madness\u2014
\nthat cheat who said: \u201cTomorrow. You have plenty of time.\u201d<\/p>\n
He remembers impulses bridled, the joy
\nhe sacrificed. Every chance he lost
\nnow mocks his senseless caution.<\/p>\n
But so much thinking, so much remembering
\nmakes the old man dizzy. He falls asleep,
\nhis head resting on the caf\u00e9 table.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
C.P Cavafy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Translated by Edmund Keeley\/Philip Sherrard<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image: https:\/\/cuartilla.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/06\/68\/<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At the noisy end of the caf\u00e9, head bent over the table, an old man sits alone, a newspaper in front of him. 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