Carpe Diem #1296 Dawn’s Left Hand
Today’s episode “dawn’s left hand” is extracted from the 2nd quatrain of “The Rubaiyat”.
Dreaming when Dawn’s Left Hand was in the Sky
I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry,
“Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup
Before Life’s Liquor in its Cup be dry.”
© Omar Khayyam (Tr. FitzGerald)
false dawn
jenny wren boisterously sings
life over flowing
Ada's Poetry Alcove (2) 