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@ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; Ancient Anonyous Epigram, Given American English, A Poet's Words To His BoyFriend

"Your juvenescent body is so beautiful---

"I rejoice to be, like you, a Homosexual.

"You have become the Muse of my Poetry

"when you invited me into your deepest intimacy."

J-Called

Author's Notes/Comments:

The prose translation of this epigram was published by Zeph Zuilderzee. I thank him for allowing me to put it into verse, and I thank the scholar, Taphless Gibler, for bringing it to my attention.

We must keep in mind that, in the ancient world, the age of consent was puberty. Their culture was not ours, and they did not share society's lingering Homophobia.