“Ἔλα κοντά μου, δὲν εἶμαι ἡ φωτιά. Τὶς φωτιὲς τὶς σβήνουν τὰ ποτάμια. Τὶς πνίγουν οἱ νεροποντές. Τὶς κυνηγοῦν οἱ βοριάδες. Δὲν εἶμαι, δὲν εἶμαι ἡ φωτιά. Ἔλα κοντά μου δὲν εἶμαι ἄνεμος. Τοὺς ἄνεμους τοὺς κόβουν τὰ βουνά. Τοὺς βουβαίνουν τὰ λιοπύρια. Τοὺς σαρώνουν οἱ κατακλυσμοί. Δὲν εἶμαι, δὲν εἶμαι ὁ ἄνεμος. Ἐγὼ δὲν εἶμαι παρὰ ἕνας στρατολάτης ἕνας ἀποσταμένος περπατητὴς ποὺ ἀκούμπησε στὴ ρίζα μιᾶς ἐλιᾶς ν᾿ ἀκούσει τὸ τραγούδι τῶν γρύλων. Κι ἂν θέλεις, ἔλα νὰ τ᾿ ἀκούσουμε μαζί.”
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