I like this sonnet very much. With a light touch, it conveys warmth and affection, and conveys the human link that art forges with someone through the centuries. As Forster wrote: 'Only connect'.
It has a very personal resonance for me, because when I started to learn Latin, I was bored to tears with 'The Gauls are besieging the fortifications'. Then we were given 'Ave atque vale' to translate. I found the image of the poet visiting his brother's grave very moving. Suddenly it wasn't a dead language, but spoke directly to me.
Regards, Maz
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