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Whatever one loves most is beautiful.

Sappho

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
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
Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the grace in your eyes.
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Eyes Face Grace Love Stand
Love shook my heart/ Like the wind on the mountain/ Troubling the oak-trees.
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Heart Love Shook Tree Trouble
With his venom irresistible and bittersweet that loosener of limbs, Love reptile-like strikes me down
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Myself Strike Venom
In gold sandals / dawn like a thief / fell upon me.
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Anand Thakur
The moon is setand the Pleiades; Middle ofthe night, time passes by,I lie alone.
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Alone Moon Night Pass Time
All the while, believe me, I prayed our night would last twice as long.
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Anand Thakur
Hesperus bringing together All that the morning star scattered.
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Bring Morning Togetherness
Although only breath, words which I command are immortal.
SAPPHO

Breathe Command Immortal Myself Word
Mere air, these words, but delicious to hear.
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Delicious Hear Word
The evening star Is the most beautiful of all stars.
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Beautiful Evening Stars
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
When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
For some the fairest thing on the dark earth is Thermopylae, And the Spartan phalanx lowering lances to die.
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Anand Thakur
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.
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Alone Bank Heaven Hope Lying Moon Myself

Whatever one loves most is beautiful.

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