Seduced Girl
Seduced Girl
by Hedylos
With wine and words of love and every vow
He lulled me into bed and closed my eyes,
A sleepy, stupid innocent...So now
I dedicate the spoils of my surprise:
The silk that bound my breasts, my virgin zone,
The cherished purity I could not keep.
Goddess, remember we were all alone,
And he was strong--and I was half asleep.
Translated from the Greek by
Louis Untermeyer
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Poetry
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