07-03-2012, 05:12 AM
Such a beautiful weaving of strands -with wit, and sad reflection. Perhaps not entirely true about the seas, which buzz with ferries of one sort or another, but the underlying truth is there. Not only has the Heroic Age passed, with its slightly alien value-system, but the modern Hellenes are without hope, and bullied into submission by the barbarians from the North.. As there is no Byron to stand up for them, wait a week or two, and they will show up on your shores, seeking the Golden Fleece of the Gold Coast...or just fleecing the Gold Coast's inhabitants. 
Despite your pooh-poohing, or doubts about the purpose, I hope that a collected works will be forthcoming.
Despite your pooh-poohing, or doubts about the purpose, I hope that a collected works will be forthcoming.