The Greeks planned for war <br />On the delightful island of Salamis. <br />From the harbor of Athens, you could see it <br />Seized by the enemy's hand. <br /> <br />And now our friends the islanders <br />Are fitting out our ships. <br />Earlier the English didn't love <br />The sweet European soil. <br /> <br />O, Europe, new Hellas, <br />Save the Acropolis and Pireus. <br />We do not need the island's gifts, <br />A forest of uninvited ships.<br /><br />Osip Emilevich Mandelstam<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-greeks-planned-for-war/
