Sad Sapphic Stanza Poems

Dirty, tatterdemalion in appearance
He's clothed in worn-out raiment, his hair unkempt;
Perambulating through concrete jungles with...

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You know for sure things have turned really bad;
when mess gets cleared, none will be able to cope;
Consequently outcome bound to make one sad.
Let's not...

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Beauty bows and surrenders at her bare feet,
The gold glitters jealous of her glowing skin,
Her bright eyes light embers of passion within,
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When we met, I thought you were something special;
Bright blue, flashing eyes, burning with a passion;
Witty, wise, and wonderful, I adored you.
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Like stones hurled at the earth,
The rain rushes down in torrents,
The winds blowing out the only warm hearth,
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Oh, no! How terrible that everything in the area is closed
malls, theme parks, airports, movie theaters
how at this moment that the thrill of going out...

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Hymn to Aphrodite
by Sappho
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Immortal Aphrodite, throned in splendor!
Wile-weaving daughter of Zeus, enchantress and beguiler!
I implore you, dread mistress, discipline me...

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Bound by doubt, I stood there amidst the Bluebells,
          Watching where she'd been but a moment...

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today was wiped away
my lonley tears will run 
down my face.
one day we will meet face to face i hope i can proudly say 
i...

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Sad for waiting long without success attained,
'Cool and gentle wins without struggle' thought I,
Pains and heartbreaks glue to my body firmly,
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Father you are ev'rything a boy would need 
Strong and Patient, Distant but always ready
never lost in emotion Like my Mum was
Shame that I'm a...

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When I am depressed and full of woe
I like to walk miles and miles
Through woods and fields
By streams and brooks with stepping stone crooks
Friendly walk-ways...

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