Two Poems from Antiquity
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greatpoetryBest of All
Best of all is never to be born, never to see the blood-
orange sun swelter the hills and high meadows.
But once you're born then best of all to hurry on through
the gates of hell and, once inside, lie
down under a caprocked gash of moldering earth.
~Theognis
Adonis in the Underworld
Of all the pleasures in the upper world,
what I miss most is sunlight,
after that the stars, a full moon, summer's
late season harvest of fruits
cucumber, apple, pomegranate, pear.
~Praxilla
Translated by Sherod Santos
Best of all is never to be born, never to see the blood-
orange sun swelter the hills and high meadows.
But once you're born then best of all to hurry on through
the gates of hell and, once inside, lie
down under a caprocked gash of moldering earth.
~Theognis
Adonis in the Underworld
Of all the pleasures in the upper world,
what I miss most is sunlight,
after that the stars, a full moon, summer's
late season harvest of fruits
cucumber, apple, pomegranate, pear.
~Praxilla
Translated by Sherod Santos
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Re: thanks for posting
Date: 2006-01-02 06:31 am (UTC)Never read those before but...
Date: 2006-01-02 06:35 am (UTC)thanks for posting them!!!
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Date: 2006-01-06 07:46 am (UTC)