Summer
Translated from Old English by
John Estes
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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 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.