Amo linguam Latinam quod simplicem esse potest. Non facilis, sed brevis. Lingua Latina pauciora verba quam lingua Graeca habet, quod licet pulcherrimis carminibus scribi. Primum carmen quod legi, a Catullo scriptum est. Scripsit, “odi et amo” (Carmen 85). Cum recitatur “odi et amo” par uni verbi sonat. “Odetamo” quasi una sententia esset. Vergilius scripsit, “vasto rex Aeolus antro” (Aeneid 1.52). Haec dispositio verborum Latinorum pingit imaginem. Imago est parvuli Aeoli circumdati magna spelunca sicut verba ipsa sunt. Lingua Latina remanet ita pulchra ut carmina pulcherrima fingere possit.

I love Latin because it is able to be simple. Not easy, but concise. Latin has fewer words than Greek has, which allows for the most beautiful poems to be written. The first poem that I read was written by Catullus. He wrote, “odi et amo” (“I hate and I love”). When it is read out loud “odi et amo” sounds like one word. “Odetamo,” as if it were one feeling. Vergil wrote, “vasto rex Aeolus antro” (“King Aeolus in a vast cave”). This placement of the Latin words paints a picture. The picture is of little Aeolus enveloped by a big cave just like the words themselves are. Latin remains so beautiful that it can create the most beautiful poems.