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Now the Earth with many flowers puts on her spring embroidery.

Sappho

Dancing up the full moon Round some fair new altar Trample the soft blossoms of fine grass.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
With his venom irresistible and bittersweet that loosener of limbs, Love reptile-like strikes me down
SAPPHO

Myself Strike Venom
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
When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.
SAPPHO

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

Delicious Hear Word
No honey for me, if it comes with a bee.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Now the Earth with many flowers puts on her spring embroidery.
SAPPHO

Earth Embroidery Flower Spring
I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions.
SAPPHO

Body Cushion Flow Gentle
I took my lyre and said: come now, my heavenly tortoise shell: become a speaking instrument.
SAPPHO

Heaven Instrument Myself Talk
How love the limb-loosener sweeps me away.
SAPPHO

Away Love Myself
Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart.
SAPPHO

Heart Love Shake Warning
Death must be an evil and the gods agree; for why else would they live for ever?
SAPPHO

Agreement Death Evil God
From all the offspring of the earth and heaven love is the most precious.
SAPPHO

Earth Heaven Precious
The Moon and Pleiades have set, Midnight is nigh, The time is passing, passing, yet Alone I lie.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
What cannot be said will be wept.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.
SAPPHO

Fantasy Love One Liner

Now the Earth with many flowers puts on her spring embroidery.

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