Love
The Cup
Translated by Rennell Rodd (1916) · From Love, Worship and Death (1916)
Love
The cup takes heart of gladness, whose boast it is to be
Sipped by the mouth of love's delight, soft-voiced Zenophile.
Most favoured cup! I would that she with lips to my lips pressed
Would drink the soul in one deep draught, that is my body's guest.
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MLA
Gadara, Meleager of. “The Cup.” Translated by Rennell Rodd. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/182/.
Chicago
Gadara, Meleager of. “The Cup.” Translated by Rennell Rodd. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meleager/182/.
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