Living
Book IX, 532: To a Pumpkin
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
Tell me, pumpkin, why even so late as this the watery tribe of cucumbers and pumpkins has not appeared. The Pumpkins Reply Zeus rained heavily and flooded the fields, which still hide our race against our will.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 532: To a Pumpkin.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/541/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 532: To a Pumpkin.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/541/.
Read this poem with the Codex →