Sharing Poetry: C.P. Cavafy, "Ithaka"

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As you set out for Ithaka
hope the voyage is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.
Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them:
you’ll never find things like that on your way
as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
as long as a rare excitement
…

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    Ha. I had to memorize and recite this poem for English during my freshman year of high school
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    This poem reminds me to live...present, through good or bad, instead
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    As you set out for Ithaka hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians and...
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    …I did a biography of Cafavy for an English project in 10th grade… And then I went to Ithaca College… O.O
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