She is one girl, there is no one like her. She is more beautiful than any other. Look, she is like a star goddess arising at the beginning of a happy new year; brilliantly white, bright skinned; with beautiful eyes for looking, with sweet lips for speaking; she has not one phrase too many. With a long neck and white breast, her hair of genuine lapis lazuli; her arm more brilliant than gold; her fingers like lotus flowers, with heavy buttocks and girt waist. Her thighs offer her beauty, with a brisk step she treads on ground. She has captured my heart in her embrace. She makes all men turn their necks to look at her. One looks at her passing by, this one, the unique one.
I found it very interesting that poetry itself has surpassed the sands of time. From the ancient Egyptians to now it still has a strong hold in literary context. This poem especially stood out to me because even then, 3000 years ago, the poets still wrote much like they do today. It may be written in a different language, with different context and metaphors, but the heart and soul of the poem fits well into contemporary poetry. Love is universal, apparently poetry is as well.
Thank you for sharing that, that was definitely cool. I am always struck by our differences and our similarities. Millenniums can go by and we are still people.
ReplyDeleteThis was an awesome post!! I find it so exciting reading poetry or other types of work from the past and knowing exactly what they mean and seeing the similarities between our culture or time period and theirs. Its such a cool idea. Though a lot of time exists between us, we're all the same inside with similar situations.
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