Thursday, August 15, 2019
The Composition Of Shadows Comments
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The Composition of Shadows (I)
'I made it out of a mouthful of air.'—W. B. Yeats
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7/29/2025 1:35:42 AM # 1.0.0
Out of the shadows love reveals itself. An excellent write with great imagination and imagery. A poetic delight.
Thanks, I'm glad you like it. I believe Yeats stole the quote from Sappho. She's one of my favorite poets and I've translated a number of her poems. Here's the one I think Yeats may have " borrowed" : Sapphic inscription on a long-stemmed cup in an Athens museum Mere air, my words' fare, but intoxicating to hear. —loose translation by Michael R. Burch