Classic Poem

Nocci tree with your dark clusters that are like so many masses
of sapphires! Of all the trees that bear their flowers, you
are the most beloved! You rest across the mounds
of love of women wearing bangles who bring their beauty
into the broad, well-guarded city! And you have the honor
of being worn upon the mighty head of the noble man who refused
to surrender his city but stood his ground
and broke the resistance of his enemies before the fortified wall!