Athens

Athens lies in quiet white

That fell from Mount Hymetus' height

Honey and snow in ancient sight

Honey and snow of Grecian might

Syntagma's trees stand tall and still

And which remember sylvan thrill

Of nymph and satyr shouting shrill

From slopes of Lykavittos Hill

Icicles on acropolis

Kolonaki wrapped in Christmas

Prayers in the Christokopidis

Candles light the metropolis

A dove alights on the soldier

Coos hind an Evzone's shoulder

When the night grows somewhat colder

The amber begins to smolder

I think it was Christmas 2002 when Athens received a whole three inches! People were so excited. Athens’ Constitution Square (Syntagma) was home to the tallest Christmas tree in Europe. Their were electric lights and youthful Santa Clauses, mostly Albanian guys, offering sleigh rides for a few drachma. I am willing to bet the Greeks were out of their minds with the white stuff all over their capital. This poem takes some of Athens well known landmarks and puts them in a yuletide setting. I have never gone to Greece, let alone Athens during Christmas, but I think it is something like this though there is much more noise. Hahaha.