The Guardian of the Shore
On the sandy shore, near the upturned boat,
the small creature sits and looks out at the open sea,
at the hour when the wave fades away with a sigh,
and the evening darkness slowly spreads across the pier.
Miltiadis Malakasis, Echoes (1903) -
Section "Songs of the Seashore", Published in Collected Works of Miltiadis Malakasis, Dionysos Publications.
