Her words’ perfume inflame the air
Taffeta’s vanished from her skin
Watch Knidos Aphrodite comes again
Sinking the world into delicious sin.
Carnal pleasures burning gods and mortals
The minds engulfed into abiding rattles
While Plato’s watching horrified
Intriguing love affairs ending in battles.
Indifference mirrored in your eyes
While watching Aphrodite’s waving body
My darling, you and Plato are the only ones
Who see her charms as nothing else but gaudy.
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I liked the unexpected description of Aphrodite’s charms as “gaudy” at the end.
Thank you Frank!
Very nicely written. 🙂
Thank you!