sin

This is my translation of one of the oldest rhyming poems in the English language: the Middle English poem "How Long the Night" which dates to the early 13th century and appears to predate Geoffrey Chaucer. 

How Long the Night
anonymous Middle English poem, circa early 13th century AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Sin-maker or sin-eater
both author the snake in sea

swimming unending love waves
in colors that cloud the eyes:

bodies of desire float up
passion, dream and infinite