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

Sappho

I do not know what to do, my mind’s in two.
SAPPHO

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

Death Evil God Judgement
Death must be an evil and the gods agree; for why else would they live for ever?
SAPPHO

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

Heaven Instrument Myself Talk
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
Love, like a mountain-wind upon an oak, falling upon me, shakes me leaf and bough.
SAPPHO

Fall Love Mountain Nature
With his venom irresistible and bittersweet that loosener of limbs, Love reptile-like strikes me down
SAPPHO

Myself Strike Venom
There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse.
SAPPHO

Grief Home Place Serve
Beauty endures only for as long as it can be seen; goodness, beautiful today, will remain so tomorrow.
SAPPHO

Beautiful Endurance Goodness Willing
I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions.
SAPPHO

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

Anand Thakur
Raise high the roof-beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.
SAPPHO

High Man Marriage Tall
How love the limb-loosener sweeps me away.
SAPPHO

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

Nature Yourself

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

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