ZONI
My village, you are small,
picturesque, hamlet
in the edge of Gortynia.
My eyes fill with tears when
I look at you,
I mourn for the devastation
that I see everywhere, when
I see your houses,
wandering in your streets.
Your vineyards have become
barren,
your olive trees don’t bear
fruit
and in your yards flowers do
not bloom
in the flower pots.
It was, in the past, the
blessed years,
when all your windows were
wide open.
Now, my beautiful village,
your roads are closed
and a small number of
villagers walk in your places.
Bitter memories in my mind
and how can I heal them?
But I wish you, my village
Zounati, to come to life again.
To open your houses again,
make your yards green
and fill your streets with
children’s voices.
ZACHAROULA GAITANAKI
Zoni is a small village in Arcadia. It
belongs to the provinces
of Gortynia. Zounati was the old name of village.
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