"Sappho" Quotes
A collection of passionate poems exploring love, desire, and the beauty of women by the ancient Greek poet Sappho.
poetry | 124 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.
Some say an army of horsemen or footsoldiers, others say ships; but I say the most beautiful thing on this black earth is whatever it is that you love.
I loved you, Atthis, years ago, when my youth was still all bloom, though at that time you never deigned to look my way.
But my heart flutters when I catch sight of you, and my voice falters, my tongue is broken, and a thin fire spreads beneath my skin, my eyes cannot see, and there is a ringing in my ears.
You burn me.
Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us.
I loved you once, Atthis, long ago.
But my own mind holds me back; my heart longs to burst from my chest.
I have no tongue, but I can speak and make others understand.
You came, and I was crazy for you and you cooled my mind that burned with longing.
