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Voigt Poems - Poems about Voigt


Sappho Fragment 2: How Can I Compete With That Damned Man
...Sappho fragment #2 translation by Michael R. Burch How can I compete with that damned man who fancies himself one of the gods, impressing you with his "eloquence" ... when just the thought of ......

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Categories: voigt, girl, girlfriend, love, lust,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Sappho's Rose
...Our English Rose by Michael R. Burch for Christine Ena Burch The rose is— the ornament of the earth, the glory of nature, the archetype of the flowers, the blush of the meadows, a lightni......

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Categories: voigt, beautiful, beauty, earth, flower,
Form: Epigram



Sing, Lyre: Sappho Translation
...Sappho, fragment 118 loose translation by Michael R. Burch Sing, my sacred tortoiseshell lyre; come, let my words accompany your voice. "Quoted by Hermogenes and Eustathius. Sappho is appare......

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Categories: voigt, Lullaby, muse, music, song,
Form: Epigram
A Short Transparent Frock: Sappho Translation
...Sappho, fragment 155 loose translation by Michael R. Burch A short transparent frock? It's just my luck your lips were made to mock! NOTE: This is a translation/interpretation of an epigram ......

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Categories: voigt, clothes, desire, fashion, girl,
Form: Verse
Clinging Dresses: Sappho Translation
...Sappho fragment 22 loose translation by Michael R. Burch That enticing girl's clinging dresses leave me trembling, overcome by happiness, as once, when I saw the Goddess in my prayers eclips......

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Categories: voigt, beauty, crush, desire, girl,
Form: Epigram



Pain Drains Me: Sappho Translation
...Sappho, fragment 58 loose translation by Michael R. Burch Pain drains me to the last drop . Sappho, fragment 130 (Lobel-Page 130 / Voigt 130) loose translation/interpretation by ......

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Categories: voigt, depression, emotions, feelings, grief,
Form: Epigram
Sappho Translation: Eros
...SAPPHO TRANSLATIONS Eros harrows my heart: wild winds whipping desolate mountains, uprooting oaks. —Sappho, fragment 42, translation by Michael R. Burch Sappho, fragment 113 loose trans......

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Categories: voigt, desire, longing, love, lust,
Form: Epigram

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