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

Sappho

Love, like a mountain-wind upon an oak, falling upon me, shakes me leaf and bough.
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Fall Love Mountain Nature
The evening star Is the most beautiful of all stars.
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Beautiful Evening Stars
Dancing up the full moon Round some fair new altar Trample the soft blossoms of fine grass.
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Anand Thakur
Eros seizes and shakes my very soul like the wind on the mountain shaking ancient oaks.
SAPPHO

Ancient Mountain Shake Soul
Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart.
SAPPHO

Heart Love Shake Warning
Would Jove appoint some flower to reign, in matchless beauty on the plain, the Rose (mankind will all agree). The Rose the queen of flowers should be.
SAPPHO

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

Myself Strike Venom
What cannot be said will be wept.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Hesperus bringing together All that the morning star scattered.
SAPPHO

Bring Morning Togetherness
Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
Builders, raise the ceiling high, Raise the dome into the sky, Hear the wedding song! For the happy groom is near, Tall as Mars, and statelier, Hear the wedding song!
SAPPHO

Build Marriage Raise Sky
Beauty endures only for as long as it can be seen; goodness, beautiful today, will remain so tomorrow.
SAPPHO

Beautiful Endurance Goodness Willing
When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.
SAPPHO

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

Earth Embroidery Flower Spring
He who is fair to look upon is good, and he who is good will soon be fair also.
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Fair Goodness Himself
In gold sandals / dawn like a thief / fell upon me.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur

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

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