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

Sappho

Death is an ill; ’tis thus the Gods decide: / For had death been a boon, the Gods had died.
SAPPHO

Death Decision God Sick
He who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also.
SAPPHO

Fair Goodness Himself
Eros harrows my heart: wild gales sweeping desolate mountains, uprooting oaks.
SAPPHO

Heart Mountain Myself Root Wild
No honey for me, if it comes with a bee.
SAPPHO

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

Forget Future Thinking Time Yourself
I do not know what to do, my mind’s in two.
SAPPHO

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

Nature Yourself
Although only breath, words which I command are immortal.
SAPPHO

Breathe Command Immortal Myself Word
Mere air, these words, but delicious to hear.
SAPPHO

Delicious Hear Word
Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the grace in your eyes.
SAPPHO

Eyes Face Grace Love Stand
Raise high the roof-beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.
SAPPHO

High Man Marriage Tall
Experience shows us Wealth unchaperoned by Virtue is never an innocuous neighbor.
SAPPHO

Experience Neighbor Virtue
The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it is midnight, and time passes, and I sleep alone.
SAPPHO

Alone Moon Pass Sleep Time
How love the limb-loosener sweeps me away.
SAPPHO

Away Love Myself
Hesperus bringing together All that the morning star scattered.
SAPPHO

Bring Morning Togetherness
Death must be an evil and the gods agree; for why else would they live for ever?
SAPPHO

Agreement Death Evil God

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

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