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The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it is midnight, and time passes, and I sleep alone.

Sappho

Death is an ill; ’tis thus the Gods decide: / For had death been a boon, the Gods had died.
SAPPHO

Death Decision God Sick
I took my lyre and said: come now, my heavenly tortoise shell: become a speaking instrument.
SAPPHO

Heaven Instrument Myself Talk
From all the offspring of the earth and heaven love is the most precious.
SAPPHO

Earth Heaven Precious
Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart.
SAPPHO

Heart Love Shake Warning
Now the Earth with many flowers puts on her spring embroidery.
SAPPHO

Earth Embroidery Flower Spring
I would not think to touch the sky with two arms
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Builders, raise the ceiling high, Raise the dome into the sky, Hear the wedding song! For the happy groom is near, Tall as Mars, and statelier, Hear the wedding song!
SAPPHO

Build Marriage Raise Sky
I know not what to do, my mind is divided.
SAPPHO

Division Known Mindset Myself
The moon has set In a bank of jet That fringes the Western sky, The pleiads seven Have sunk from heaven And the midnight hurries by; My hopes are flown And, alas! alone On my weary couch I lie.
SAPPHO

Alone Bank Heaven Hope Lying Moon Myself
The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it is midnight, and time passes, and I sleep alone.
SAPPHO

Alone Moon Pass Sleep Time
Love, like a mountain-wind upon an oak, falling upon me, shakes me leaf and bough.
SAPPHO

Fall Love Mountain Nature
Mere air, these words, but delicious to hear.
SAPPHO

Delicious Hear Word
How love the limb-loosener sweeps me away.
SAPPHO

Away Love Myself
No honey for me, if it comes with a bee.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Eros harrows my heart: wild gales sweeping desolate mountains, uprooting oaks.
SAPPHO

Heart Mountain Myself Root Wild
He who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also.
SAPPHO

Fair Goodness Himself

The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it is midnight, and time passes, and I sleep alone.

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