A Sappho Song Tribute

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sorrows 
    of the night
dew
falls
    tenderly
       upon hearts
of loneliness
breath
words
      soft spoken
disperse
the light
    into
       purple
          shadows

soft
    as honey
in
   precincts
       of pleasantness
blissful
sweet
        murmers
delicate
as nectar
       bring
           mist to the eyes

loves
     elegance
        a safe neighbour
fair
   to look upon
paler
    than summer
                 grass
sweet flowers
to
    treasure
as
   the golden
                   sun

tyranny&
             tenderness
              of love
manifest
     in particles
limpid
living streams
           gold
             tinted lines
quivering
      lustres
           of splendour
charm&
          cloud the eyes

delicious
      laughter
         sweet sounding
flare
    afresh
      from a sacred
                        grove
caresses
revery
&radiance
                 bloom
in a whirlwind
of
longing
          return favour
to the eyes
embroider
             and salute
worship
        devoted
               to
                   beauty

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