Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the grace in your eyes.

All the while, believe me, I prayed our night would last twice as long.
SAPPHO

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

Delicious Hear Word
Love – bittersweet, irrepressible – loosens my limbs and I tremble.
SAPPHO

Love Myself Tremble
Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the grace in your eyes.
SAPPHO

Eyes Face Grace Love Stand
Whatever one loves most is beautiful.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
From all the offspring of the earth and heaven love is the most precious.
SAPPHO

Earth Heaven Precious
I know not what to do, my mind is divided.
SAPPHO

Division Known Mindset Myself
The evening star Is the most beautiful of all stars.
SAPPHO

Beautiful Evening Stars
Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.
SAPPHO

Fantasy Love One Liner
Love, like a mountain-wind upon an oak, falling upon me, shakes me leaf and bough.
SAPPHO

Fall Love Mountain Nature
I took my lyre and said: come now, my heavenly tortoise shell: become a speaking instrument.
SAPPHO

Heaven Instrument Myself Talk
No honey for me, if it comes with a bee.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions.
SAPPHO

Body Cushion Flow Gentle
Raise high the roof-beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.
SAPPHO

High Man Marriage Tall
There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse.
SAPPHO

Grief Home Place Serve
Although only breath, words which I command are immortal.
SAPPHO

Breathe Command Immortal Myself Word

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