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You know the place: then

You know the place: then
Leave Crete and come to us
waiting where the grove is
pleasantest, by precincts

sacred to you; incense
smokes on the altar, cold
streams murmur through the

apple branches, a young
rose thicket shades the ground
and quivering leaves pour

down deep sleep; in meadows
where horses have grown sleek
among spring flowers, dill

scents the air. Queen! Cyprian!
Fill our gold cups with love
stirred into clear nectar

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  • September 29
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    help

    From guest alexia (contact)
    I don't get it at all can someone summarize

  • MindOphelia
    October 27, 2005
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    "Fill our gold cups with love
    stirred into clear nectar"
    What a beautiful image!

  • Nam
    April 13, 2003
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    9/10

    This is a good imaged piece. Great visuals. I also like the form and the no break lines, I mean, there are breaks but I am refering too the gentle sway of the sentence to the next.

    A lovely piece here.