If you be friend, stand facing me
And spread the grace within your eyes.
In my season, garlands I would weave
Of love for you. Come holy lyre.
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Thanks Annette. Sappho's poems are very inspirational. Sometimes I write in a stanza form named after her. It's very hard to do in English, as our beat tends to be on the second syllable, whereas in Greek it's quite often on the first syllable.
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What beautiful writing here Tom...and a lovely read.....it flows with grace as you read along.....nicely done.
Thanks Annette. Sappho's poems are very inspirational. Sometimes I write in a stanza form named after her. It's very hard to do in English, as our beat tends to be on the second syllable, whereas in Greek it's quite often on the first syllable.