heeey,
was wondering if anyone was interested in latin poetry:)
i mean, i've got latin classes and we studie and translate letters:)

now we're reading Plinius,
he wrote lots of letters, one of them is to his wife Calpurnia(she's +- 16 he's +- 42)

this is one of my favourites:)
C. PLINIUS CALPURNIAE SUAE S.

(1) Incredibile est quanto desiderio tui tenear. In causa amor primum, deinde quod non consuevimus abesse. Inde est quod magnam noctium partem in imagine tua vigil exigo; inde quod interdiu, quibus horis te visere solebam, ad diaetam tuam ipsi me, ut verissime dicitur, pedes du****; quod denique aeger et maestus ac similis excluso a vacuo limine recedo. Unum tempus his tormentis caret, quo in foro et Samicorum litibus conteror. (2) Aestima tu, quae vita mea sit, cui requies in labore, in miseria curisque solacium. Vale.

he uses a great metonymy "Pars Pro Toto" he turns back from the "Empty Doorstep" wich obvisouly is the the empty room:)

my second fav is by Catullus "Vivamus mea lesbia atque amemus..."
What's u're fav latin poem,

You only mde this thread because you think people would be impressed that you speak Latin. No-one has read it yet! Feel good now?! Silly billy :rolleyes:

Needs more Ars Amoratia.

Alexander, i can't speak it:s, i can translate it, not speak it,...
and nope i don't wanna impress anyone, i tought, what is a poetry board without, the basic of poetry, and u don't really have to understand, if u read it, and hear rythm u can find it nice too....

I have a Latin rhyme.

Mica, mica, parva stella,
Miror quaenam sis tam bella.
Super terra in caelo,
Alba gemma splendido.
Mica, mica, parva stella,
Miror quaenam sis tam bella.

Fabulous prizes if you can guess it.*

*No fabulous prizes