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Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.

Sappho

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

Earth Heaven Precious
Eros seizes and shakes my very soul like the wind on the mountain shaking ancient oaks.
SAPPHO

Ancient Mountain Shake Soul
He who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also.
SAPPHO

Fair Goodness Himself
May I write words more naked than flesh, stronger than bone, more resilient than sinew, sensitive than nerve.
SAPPHO

Naked Nerve Resilience Sensitive Word Writing
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
Death must be an evil and the gods agree; for why else would they live for ever?
SAPPHO

Agreement Death Evil God
Whatever one loves most is beautiful.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Some say an army of horsemen, or infantry, A fleet of ships is the fairest thing On the face of the black earth, but I say It’s what one loves.
SAPPHO

Black Earth Face Infant Love Oneself
Love shook my heart/ Like the wind on the mountain/ Troubling the oak-trees.
SAPPHO

Heart Love Shook Tree Trouble
There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse.
SAPPHO

Grief Home Place Serve
Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the grace in your eyes.
SAPPHO

Eyes Face Grace Love Stand
Hesperus bringing together All that the morning star scattered.
SAPPHO

Bring Morning Togetherness
Eros harrows my heart: wild gales sweeping desolate mountains, uprooting oaks.
SAPPHO

Heart Mountain Myself Root Wild
Now the Earth with many flowers puts on her spring embroidery.
SAPPHO

Earth Embroidery Flower Spring
For some the fairest thing on the dark earth is Thermopylae, And the Spartan phalanx lowering lances to die.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur

Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.

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