Monday, November 17, 2008

I cannot live without the sparkling vintage
cannot bear the body's burden without wine
I am a slave to the last gasp when the wine-server says
'Have another', and I can't

- The Ruba'iyat by Omar Khayyam

1 comment:

Geetanjali said...

Which translation do you follow? That of Fitzgerald's?
I would love to lay my hands on it!