Guidelines for reading at Salon, Erotic Greek Poem

There are only a few openings left for assured reading at February’s Salon, then I shall start a waiting list. Please follow the guidelines – navigation bar at top of the site.

Poem by Petronius Arbiter, translator – Kenneth Rexroth

Good God, what a night that was,

The bed was so soft, and how we clung,

Burning together, lying this was and that,

Our uncontrollable passions

Flowing through our mouths,

If I could only die that way,

I’d say goodbye to the business of living.