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A Comparison of Beowulf Translations.

"the silent ship, as if manned by painted sailors in wax, day after day tore on through all the swift madness and gladness of the demoniac waves" --@mobydickatsea.bsky.social

Oppenheimer explains.

"after countless tears
my eyes fall upon a dogwood
in bloom
~so brief those soft petals
alive below a golden moon"

--@evecastle.bsky.social

The only thing that felt right was to drive to the mountains.