The importance of being thirsty –
The first Greek word that Henry Miller learned when
he visited Greece in 1945 was “nero”, the beautiful Greek
word for water.
Greece is hot in July and August and every time we
have visitors from Scandinavia we have to
tell them the importance of drinking a lot of
water.
For us it’s natural to bring a water bottle when we
take a walk in the middle of the day but
sometimes you hear someone say they aren’t
thirsty and don’t want to drink.
But soon, when they feel weak and without any
strength, they also learn this beautiful and
important Greek word.
Nero, parakalo!
Can we have some water please?
www.henrydenander.com
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HENRY DENANDER lives in Stockholm, Sweden with his wife and young son
and he just turned fifty and he works in the daytime with contracts and negotiations and financial stuff for entertainment people but he is also writing and drawing and painting and his book "I Know What She Will Say" with poetry and artwork is available now through BOS Press.
He has illustrated a new Gerry Locklin chapbook and his poems and artwork can be seen in Chiron Review, Nerve Cowboy, Bukowski Review, remark, Thunder Sandwich.
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