Ode to the Night

I wanted to make a poem from the language that I am learning: Greek! This poem personifies the moon.

Το φεγγαρι ταλαντεύεται τα αστερια.

Όπως  χλωμο και πεθαινουν,

Το φεγγαρι κλαιει

Και νιφαδες χιονιου

Πεφτουν στο χωμα

The moon cradles the stars.

As they pale and die

The moon cries

And snowflakes

Fall to the earth.

Author's Note

I apologize if there are any grammar issues in the Greek part of the poem. I don't have a complete understanding of Greek grammar and her tenses. I also would not suggest taking this to Google translate, as it is not developed enough to have a dictionary worth of plurals and tenses. Just enjoy the beautiful language!

Reviews

[ayele marie dalmeida]

Simple while holding a lot of meaning. Wish I could do that. A very nice piece:)

[Annie]

Thank you. I'm sure you can do it. I did this but only with a lot of revisions and such. It certainly took effort. If you put your mind to something, you can do anything! Thank you again for your review!

[ayele marie dalmeida]

Always,I enjoyed it=D

[Holly McClain]

This is a very beautiful image. And tender.

[Annie]

Thank you, I hope it made sense that the moon's tears were snowflakes. This certainly is a poem about parting.