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March 2025

February 2025

Commemorating Black History Month 2025
02/28/2025

Transportation at the Pasadena Village
02/28/2025

A Look at Proposition 19
02/27/2025

Behind the Scenes: Understanding the Pasadena Village Board and Its Role
02/27/2025

Beyond and Within the Village: The Power of One
02/27/2025

Celebrating Black Voices
02/27/2025

Creatively Supporting Our Village Community
02/27/2025

Decluttering: More Than The Name Implies
02/27/2025

Hidden Gems of Forest Lawn Museum
02/27/2025

LA River Walk
02/27/2025

Message from the President
02/27/2025

Phoenix Rising
02/27/2025

1619 Conversations with West African Art
02/25/2025

The Party Line
02/24/2025

Status - Feb 20, 2025
02/20/2025

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski
02/17/2025

Dreams by Langston Hughes
02/17/2025

Haiku - Four by Fritzie
02/17/2025

Haikus - Nine by Virginia
02/17/2025

Wind and Fire
02/17/2025

Partnerships Amplify Relief Efforts
02/07/2025

Another Community Giving Back
02/05/2025

Diary of Disaster Response
02/05/2025

Eaton Fire: A Community United in Loss and Recovery
02/05/2025

Healing Powers of Creative Energy
02/05/2025

Living the Mission
02/05/2025

Message from the President: Honoring Black History Month
02/05/2025

Surviving and Thriving: Elder Health Considerations After the Fires
02/05/2025

Treasure Hunting in The Ashes
02/05/2025

Villager's Stories
02/05/2025

A Beginning of Healing
02/03/2025

Hectic Evacuation From Eaton Canyon Fire
02/02/2025

Hurricanes and Fires are Different Monsters
02/02/2025

January 2025

The God Abandons Antony by Constantinos P. Cavafy

By Jim Hendrick
Posted: 08/16/2024
Tags: inspiration for alexandra leaving by leonard cohen

The God Abandons Antony

by Constantine's P. Cavafy


When suddenly, at midnight, you hear 

an invisible procession going by 

with exquisite music, voices,

don't mourn your luck that's failing now,

work gone wrong, your plans 

all proving deceptive - don't mourn them uselessly;

as one long prepared, and full of courage,

say goodbye to her, to Alexandra, who is leaving

Above all, Don't fool yourself, don't say

It was a dream, your ears deceived you:

don't degrade yourself With empty hopes like these.

As one long prepared, and full of courage,
As is right for you, who were given this kind of city,

go firmly to the windoW

and Listen with deep emotion,

But not with the whining, the pleas of a crowd;

listen - your final pleasure - to the voices,

To the exquisite music of that strange procession,

And say goodbye to her, to Alexandria, you were losing. 

😄 Gary Smith read this poem at A Poetry Gathering. 
This poem was the inspiration behind Leonard Cohen's song "Alexandra Leaving".  

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