In Other Words/The Stinging of V. Catullus, Esq.
The Stinging of V. Catullus, Esq.
(Which is his 70th Ode, dry-cleaned and rekalsomined)
Myrtilla says that there is none
So strong, so fine, so cavalierly,
From New Rochelle to Evanston,
As yours sincerely.
So strong, so fine, so cavalierly,
From New Rochelle to Evanston,
As yours sincerely.
She says that no one else is half
So utterly attractive to her,
That she’d give Jove himself the laugh
If he should woo her.
So utterly attractive to her,
That she’d give Jove himself the laugh
If he should woo her.
I say she SAYS so . . . Ah, I find
The words of Eve’s most lovely daughter
Ought to be written on the wind
In running water!
The words of Eve’s most lovely daughter
Ought to be written on the wind
In running water!