Death of Sappho (1881), by the Spanish painter Miguel Carbonell Selva.
Sappho (c. 630–c. 570 BC) According to ancient legend, Sappho died by throwing herself into the sea from the Leucadian cliffs on the Greek island of Lefkada.
Bending truth to suit the occasion—searing. Peering through the dark at abyssal strewn; Glow of waters lap at my swirling yearnings. I should expire soon.
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