Sappho Translations XV
...Sappho Translations XV by Michael R. Burch
Gaia, rainbow-crowned, garbs herself in myriad hues. (168c)
We ran like fawns from the symposium: me, Cleis and reckless Gongyla. (168d)
Destiny is...
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Categories:
lydian, destiny, evil, heart, innocence,
Form: Free verse
Sappho Translations XII
...Sappho Translations XII by Michael R. Burch
In the following short translations the fragment numbers are mostly Lobel-Page. All translations are by Michael R. Burch and should be so credited if th...
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Categories:
lydian, beautiful, beauty, girl, happiness,
Form: Free verse
Rich and Poor
...I'd rather be rich in my head than rich in my pockets.
In order to be rich in my pockets i have to be rich in my head.
Thoughts of gold never selling my soul. My perception of the concept
That wit...
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Categories:
lydian, money,
Form: Burlesque
Dreams of the Battle of Thymbra, Lydian Persian War
...Dreams of The Battle of Thymbra, Lydian-Persian War
In the midst of a battle I awoke thrown
walking over the crimson red dead.
Found and drew the shaft from solid stone
standing on soil blood s...
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Categories:
lydian, conflict, death, history, imagery,
Form: Narrative
Musicianship
...Musicianship
(3 May 2014; For my son Steven, an ACCOMPLISHED guitarist)
Real musicianship can truly drive you nuts—
There really are no “ifs”, “ands”, or “buts”.
Practice, study, memorize, then mo...
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Categories:
lydian, education, humor, inspiration, music,
Form: Quatrain