The Odyssey, Book XXIII: The Trunk of the Olive Tree

"Now from his breast into his eyes the ache
of longing mounted, and he wept at last,
his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms,
longed for
               as the sunwarmed earth is longed for by a swimmer
spent in rough water where his ship went down
under Poseidon's blows, gale winds and tons of sea.
Few men can keep alive through a big surf
to crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beaches
in joy, in joy, knowing the abyss behind:
and she too rejoiced, her gaze upon her husband,
her white arms round him pressed as though forever."

(lines 259 - 270)


HOMER Y U SO SWEET

#best homecoming romantic reunion scene forever and ever