Sappho Sappho
No Word
I have had not one word from
Frankly I wish I were dead
When she left, she wepta great deal; she said tome, ``This parting must beendured,
Sappho
It was you Atthis who said
It was you,
Atthis, who said "Sappho, if you will not get up and let us look at you I shall never love you again
"Get up, unleash your suppleness, lift off your Chian nightdress and, like a lily leaning into "a spring, bat...
Blame Aphrodite
It's no
Mother dear,
Ican't finish myweaving You mayblame Aphroditesoft as she isshe has almostkilled me withlove for that boytranslated by:
Barnard
The Arbor
He seems to he a god, that man Facing you, who leans to be close,
Smiles, and, alert and glad, listens To your mellow voice And quickens in love at your laughter That stings my breasts, jolts my heart If I dare the shock of a glance
I ca...
To Aphrodite
You know the place:
Leave Crete and come to uswaiting where the grove ispleasantest, by precinctssacred to you; incensesmokes on the altar, coldstreams murmur through theapple branches, a youngrose thicket shades the groundand quivering leave...
Moonlight
The stars around the fair moon
Against the night,
When gazing full she fills the
And spreads the seas with silvery light
To Evening
O
US
Thou bring'st all things home;
All that the garish day hath scattered wide;
You may forget but
You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us
Its no use
It's no use
Mother dear,
I
can't finish my
Without warning
Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart
Hymn To Aphrodite
Throned in splendor, immortal Aphrodite
Child of Zeus,
Enchantress,
I implore thee Slay me not in this distress and anguish,
I took my lyre and said
I took my lyre and said:
Come now, my heavenly tortoise shell: become a speaking instrument