Nero's deadline
I haven’t translated any Cavafy for a while, so here goes with this little poem on a historical theme from 1918: Nero was not at all concerned when he heardthe Delphic Oracle say:‘Beware the 73 years.’He has time enough to enjoy.He’s thirty years old. More than enoughtime the god has given himto take care of future dangers. Now he will return to Rome a little tired,but exquisitely tired by this…















