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:
maidenhead, beautiful, beauty, girl, happiness,
Form: Free verse
Sappho Translations VIII
...Sappho Translations VIII by Michael R. Burch
Sappho, fragment 68
translation by Michael R. Burch
That was then, this is now!
In those days my maidenhead was in full bloom,
then you …
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Categories:
maidenhead, brother, daughter, desire, hair,
Form: Free verse
Sappho Translations VI
...Sappho Translations by VI Michael R. Burch
Sappho, fragment 121
translation by Michael R. Burch
1.
As a friend you're great,
but you need a much younger bedmate.
2.
Although you're very ...
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Categories:
maidenhead, best friend, death, love,
Form: Free verse
Maple
...Mixed warm, cool days moisture
Maple leaves transform from
Midsummer's green to red
Make fall's crown, or golden
Maidenhead "Goldie Locks"
Magnificent leaves twirl
Magnify gold on ...
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Categories:
maidenhead, beautiful,
Form: Pleiades
Death As the Eternal Rebirth
...I eat to live
I drink to live
I'm in merry making for mind healthy
here
the flowing river
the floating unseen winds
the tranquil chirping of magpies
the blooming mango flowers
the spring fr...
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Categories:
maidenhead, birth, death, love, nature,
Form: Free verse
The Game Is Finally Over
...I can feel my spirit crying
And I can tell that someone is dying
I can feel my spirit crying
When a special tear drop from my eyes
It is not a tear of worry,
Neither is it a tear of anxiety
I...
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Categories:
maidenhead, beauty, cheer up, deep,
Form: Narrative
Artemisia, Part 12 of 12
...A Daniel, Come to Judgment!
Before I give my judgment in this case,
my custom is to have the plaintiff read
aloud, before the other party, face to face
the statute law that’s pertinent. The ...
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Categories:
maidenhead,
Form: Terza Rima
Newness of Life
...In Spring young thoughts turn to fancy
life around us is renewed
ladies wearing gowns all chintzy
Do entice men with a curtsey
careful least it's a wedding bed
in Spring young thoughts turn to...
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Categories:
maidenhead, love, men, spring, women,
Form: Villanelle
Sans Servile
...In sang-froid, sass cords:
Sangoma dashes siren,
Thunder crashes trunk;
Sarky banters with lippy.
Spim for Santa maidenhead....
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Categories:
maidenhead, allegory, anti bullying, change,
Form: Tanka