Parmenides of Elea was the first
Translator of what is and is not
An old man when the young Socrates
Sat enthralled at his feet
Listening to his poem 'On Nature'
From which we have only left
A few tantalizing fragments
But if you know only one
Of his verses or have never
Heard of him or want to
Let this be remembered
He was also the first to see love
Was the oldest of the gods
And all the rest her offspring
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