Ancient Greece.2

Day 2: Hesiod, 5th century b.c.e.

"Rough is the road to happiness"

A lot of sweat put the immortal gods
to the forefront of the virtue
reaching endeavor.
Long and hard and painful
the road to happiness in the beginning.
But when you get there
it becomes so easy
and pleasant that you forget
all the hardships that preceded. 

I might as well say that this project has been established by my roommate and me to keep our wits about us during our summer break from school. We are memorizing a poem a day, moving week by week through the major poetic movements of history. 
Week 1- Ancient Greek
Week 2-Provencal Literature
Week 3-Sicilian
Week 4-Elizabethan
Week 5-Shakespearean
Week 6-Metaphysical
Week 7-Romantic
Week 8-American Transcendentalist
Week 9-Surrealist
Week 10-Beat
Week 11-Modern/Contemporary
Week 12-Modern/Contemporary