I pass by his house,
Finding its door open.
My beloved stands beside his mother,
His siblings all around him.
He looks at me as I pass,
(But) I alone rejoice.
Had his mother known my heart,
She would have gone inside for a moment.
O Golden One, put that in her heart,
so I may hurry to my beloved,
and kiss him before his companions!
An ancient Egyptian love poem
Papyrus Chester Beatty I, Chester Beatty Library
Painting by Laurence Alma Tadema: An Egyptian in a Doorway (1865)
Poetry And The Creative Mind Day
Something I came across when researching which I posted on an Insta account I manage - wanted to find some of the oldest poetry in the world. Found this very evocative and vivid.
What's yours ? What poem/work of fiction would you choose for the creative mind?
