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Although only breath, words which I command are immortal.

Sappho

If you are squeamish Don’t prod the beach rubble.
SAPPHO

Nature Yourself
No honey for me, if it comes with a bee.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Eros seizes and shakes my very soul like the wind on the mountain shaking ancient oaks.
SAPPHO

Ancient Mountain Shake Soul
The Moon and Pleiades have set, Midnight is nigh, The time is passing, passing, yet Alone I lie.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart.
SAPPHO

Heart Love Shake Warning
I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions.
SAPPHO

Body Cushion Flow Gentle
Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
I would not think to touch the sky with two arms
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
He who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also.
SAPPHO

Fair Goodness Himself
You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us.
SAPPHO

Forget Future Thinking Time Yourself
In gold sandals / dawn like a thief / fell upon me.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
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
Mere air, these words, but delicious to hear.
SAPPHO

Delicious Hear Word
I took my lyre and said: come now, my heavenly tortoise shell: become a speaking instrument.
SAPPHO

Heaven Instrument Myself Talk
Death is an evil; the gods have so judged; had it been good, they would die.
SAPPHO

Death Evil God Judgement
When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur

Although only breath, words which I command are immortal.

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