(c. 600 BCE / Greece)

poet Sappho
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Awed by her splendor

Awed by her splendor
stars near the lovely
moon cover their own
bright faces
when she
is roundest and lights
earth with her silver

Submitted: Tuesday, December 31, 2002


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