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The Moon and Pleiades have set, Midnight is nigh, The time is passing, passing, yet Alone I lie.

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

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

Death Decision God Sick
From all the offspring of the earth and heaven love is the most precious.
SAPPHO

Earth Heaven Precious
Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the grace in your eyes.
SAPPHO

Eyes Face Grace Love Stand
Experience shows us Wealth unchaperoned by Virtue is never an innocuous neighbor.
SAPPHO

Experience Neighbor Virtue
The Moon and Pleiades have set, Midnight is nigh, The time is passing, passing, yet Alone I lie.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
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
The moon has set, and the Pleiades; it is midnight, and time passes, and I sleep alone.
SAPPHO

Alone Moon Pass Sleep Time
Dancing up the full moon Round some fair new altar Trample the soft blossoms of fine grass.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
If you are squeamish Don’t prod the beach rubble.
SAPPHO

Nature Yourself
Now the Earth with many flowers puts on her spring embroidery.
SAPPHO

Earth Embroidery Flower Spring
I know not what to do, my mind is divided.
SAPPHO

Division Known Mindset Myself
Once again love drives me on, that loosener of limbs, bittersweet creature against which nothing can be done.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur
What cannot be said will be wept.
SAPPHO

Anand Thakur

The Moon and Pleiades have set, Midnight is nigh, The time is passing, passing, yet Alone I lie.

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