Alexandria, 31 BC - by
After the procession, the trumpetsAnd the drums, the gilded chariots,The trophies, the ships’ beaks of bronze,The swags of roses, the snow-tunicked slaves,The maidens, each brow wreathed with leaves,The magnificent, incomparable processionThat is the splendour and order of the city,After it all, after the dream,The exquisite and too brilliant dream,With the plaster images of the gods,The […]