When you set out on your journey to Ithaca,
pray that the road is long,
full of adventure, full of knowledge...

Ithaca has given you the beautiful voyage.
Without her you would have never set out on the road.
She has nothing more to give you.

And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not deceived you.
Wise as you have become, with so much experience,
you must already have understood what Ithacas mean.

Constantine P. Cavafy (1911)



Harlow Bielefeldt
Waukesha County
Brookfield, WI
mail to: harlowbielATaol.com



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