Friday, March 26, 2010

Delphi






At Delphi


The only time I found myself at Delphi
I asked that ancient oracle a question
Not to be put in words, not then, not now.

The answer came as I turned round to see
A crippled woman clutching at the arm
Of a drunk man who matched his step to hers.


Robert Nye

from the Times Literary Supplement