Poetry
Summer
Dec 14, 2016 |
By Anonymous |
Translated
from Old English
by
John Estes
The year ripens to joy
The year ripens to joy when, God willing it,
a hale earth holds heaven to its king’s pledge
and reaps a bright repast for chief and beggar.
Translator
John Estes
John Estes is a poet, writer, and translator. He directs the Creative Writing Program at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. He is the author of three books and two chapbooks.
