Steven Schroeder | sea again
αἰθήρ μακρῆισι κατὰ χθόνα δύετο ῥίζαις.
γῆς ἱδρῶτα θάλασσαν.
ἃλς ἐπάγη ῥιπῆισιν ἐωσμένος ἠελίοιο.
three fragments of Empedocles
air sinks roots deep in earth
earth sweats sea
sun plaits sea salt crystal
tears some κόρη, nameless,
cries soften crystal
till it rises with sun, falls
as rain to earth’s salt
sweet kiss, sea
again
from mind the gaps: fragments. purple flag | 2014
