Fleeting Love
after Anacreon
his hair is dark and his eyes are bright he drinks with me and laughs at my jokes
but soon he will leave and I will be alone with only this wine to keep me company
I watch him now as he raises his cup and smiles at me with a hint of sadness
I took Anacreon's focus on erotic longing and the passing of time, and applied it to a small, intimate scene of two people sharing wine. I aimed to capture the simplicity and directness of Anacreon's diction, as well as the sudden shift from lightheartedness to melancholy.