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135 My Nude I was photographed nude by Dimitris Yeros to illustrate a Cavafy poem for his new book. He posed me in an armchair in my living room. Behind me and around me perched three much younger men in the nude, each very handsome. My dancer’s feet extended into the foreground in their knobbiness. Otherwise, I looked pretty good. I tucked my private parts away. This is the poem: It is the joy and consolation of my life To remember the caresses, the kisses of those loves That were my fulfillment. It is the joy and consolation of my life, I, who never wanted the boring little loves The rest of you have. As I write this, I wonder if Dimitris chose this poem particularly for me. I hadn’t thought of it before, but it expresses much of what I feel— except it isn’t quite time to look back yet. ...

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