Boethius (480–524)
The Mists Dispelled
Then the gloom of night was scattered,
Sight returned unto mine eyes.
So, when haply rainy Caurus
Rolls the storm-clouds through the skies,
Hidden is the sun; all heaven
Is obscured in starless night.
But if, in wild onset sweeping,
Boreas frees day's prisoned light,
All suddenly the radiant god outstreams,
And strikes our dazzled eyesight with his beams.
Translated by H. R. James.
Boethius (480–524) was a Roman senator, historian, poet, and philosopher. He was a central figure in the translation of Greek classics into Latin.
Selected by Amy Frykholm: amy@journeywithjesus.net
