(c. 600 BCE / Greece)

poet Sappho
#65 on top 500 poets
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What do you think this poem is about?

Although they are

Although they are
only breath, words
which I command
are immortal

Submitted: Tuesday, December 31, 2002

Comments about this poem (Although they are by Sappho )

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  • Gregory Collins (8/4/2008 6:30:00 AM)

    perhaps the Perfect Aciiiid Test Electriiiic Kool-Aid style

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  • Tai Chi Italy (7/15/2007 5:40:00 PM)

    And so they came to be. Fragments of her influence. Perfect Aciiiid Test

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