Archaic Fragment
(for Tony, with gratitude)
If not camels, let it be goats,
with horns like staves.
When first they’re milked, they shout—
like someone announcing a death at dawn.
Cheese and butter fill our home,
and food and drink are wealth enough.
--Imru’ al-Qays, Arabic, 6th century
(for Tony, with gratitude)
If not camels, let it be goats,
with horns like staves.
When first they’re milked, they shout—
like someone announcing a death at dawn.
Cheese and butter fill our home,
and food and drink are wealth enough.
--Imru’ al-Qays, Arabic, 6th century