I first tasted under Apollo's lips,
love and love sweetness,
I, Evadne;
my hair is made of crisp violets
or hyacinth which the wind combs back
across some rock shelf;
I, Evadne,
was made of the god of light.
His hair was crisp to my mouth,
as the flower of the crocus,
across my cheek,
cool as the silver-cress
on Erotos bank;
between my chin and throat,
his mouth slipped over and over.
Still between my arm and shoulder,
I feel the brush of his hair,
and my hands keep the gold they took,
as they wandered over and over,
that great arm-full of yellow flowers.
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Comments1Honestly, Evadne wasn't my cup of tea. Seemed a bit overdone with the flowery descriptions and all. Could have simplified a bit, you know? Not everyone enjoys having to decipher what the heck is goin on in a poem. Sounds like its trying too hard to be deep. Would have preffered something a bit more straightforward and relatable.