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A sapphic stanza poem is a form of poetry, named after Sappho, spanning four lines, but there is more to a sapphic stanza. What is sapphic stanza in poetry (complete definition)?

Premium Member Zen mode
Merging, melding, boundaries blurring, presence celebrates touch divine so blissful, grazing upon holy ground within, each cell throbbing … transcending all isms. ...Read the rest...
Categories: spiritual,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member Gifts of silence
What if silence too is a script we conjure, tapping into subconscious mind, befooling ourselves, as we sidestep the truth of what is … bemused by ego? Trapped in swamps of dark desires, bound by beliefs, how...Read the rest...
Categories: silence, spiritual, truth,
Form: Sapphic stanza



Premium Member From darkness to light
First things first, we enter the void of vast space, deep within the cave of our heart to discern truth of our self, discarding crutch of belief … free from fear and doubt. Dropping mind, we...Read the rest...
Categories: spiritual,
Form: Sapphic stanza

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Premium Member From darkness to light
In as it so seemed to be, desires and fears had both somewhat ebbed away but this thought was but a concept conjured by wayward ego … which we thus renounce. For as long as we...Read the rest...
Categories: introspection, joy, light, love,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member Footpath Sweeper
In rapid succession, I jab my push-broom Through footpath in which I walk life..."ch..ch..ch" Clearing debris, so when i'm barefoot, I don't... ...Read the rest...
Categories: imagery, life, sound,
Form: Sapphic stanza



Winter of discontent
Greed like ice spreads, hoarding the warmth of others, Barren the boughs, clutching at empty hunger, The soil stripped off, helpless to yield its splendor, Winter of darkness Frost on heartstrings, souls in a cold contention, Brumal blast feeds famine...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, anger,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member Winter Scene
The chilled whisper of the freezing northern wind vibrates in air with ballerina snowflakes, attuned to rustle of inert frosted leaves… winter melody. The floating snow falls silent from the grey sky, icy calm descends in winter...Read the rest...
Categories: winter,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member Breeze blows
The North wind blew, ominous, nights now longer, testing resolve, deepening dread, the fear of darkness stalking, time to distil impulses … lighting lamp of love. The East wind blew, promising warmth of sol’s touch, proximity...Read the rest...
Categories: spiritual, wind,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member Invasion
Paratroopers stealthily slide unnoticed, chutes deployed, small blazes of white obscured by fog that lingers lazily, til their numbers cover the meadow… Faster, faster, not just content to cover, reinforcements filling in, words unspoken, synchronized with perfect...Read the rest...
Categories: winter,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member Sweet Winter Gifts
Snow is drifting; sugar-like are its crystals falling on my tongue, but dissolving swiftly - neither taffy-sticky nor toffee crunchy; Eye-candy softness. Twirling in the rosy pink sky of twilight - cotton candy clouds are the heaven’s sweetness. Night is falling....Read the rest...
Categories: snow, winter,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member Winter Touches
With falls last remnants dangling- winter touches Scarecrows and masked children say "So long" for now First flakes of white make the snow globe come to life Sleigh-riders sit tight The evergreens sparkling their pines from...Read the rest...
Categories: winter,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member From darkness to light
Here we are, as limited body, looking outward because senses so seduce our soul but in doing, we assume that we are the … doer in this dream. Breath by breath thus, delusion slowly deepens, hypnotising consciousness...Read the rest...
Categories: heart, spiritual, truth,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member The pathless path
Presence poised in time stretched peace, yet feels within, soma nectar dripping through concealed conduits, deep within our energy body, wherein … magnetism births bliss. There is per se no path we pursue, unless stirrings caused by...Read the rest...
Categories: spiritual,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Winter's wetness
Glacial sent wet winds to chase out autumn radiance, Snowdrift saints powdered white many gardens, Leaving long flakes to peel open the morning ~ Secretly smiling... Morning emerged radiantly recuperating, Silence silenced, replaced by stormy sunshine, Winter's wetness...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, endurance, hope, nature,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Premium Member Woeful Winter
Winter - dreary, ever so cold and lonely Wishing, hoping, suddenly gone...if only Bear it, now that nobody cares to share it Shivering, chilled and barren Homestead -party, lavishly spread and happy Christmas, drinking, cheerfully dancing, singing Turkey, stuffing, family, all...Read the rest...
Categories: death, heartbreak, winter,
Form: Sapphic stanza

Specific Types of Sapphic Stanza Poems

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Definition | What is Sapphic Stanza in Poetry?

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