Sappho

(c. 600 BCE / Greece)

poet Sappho
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Although They Are - Poem by Sappho

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


Comments about Although They Are by Sappho

  • Mohammed Asim Nehal (3/8/2016 5:06:00 AM)


    SUPERB! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (Report) Reply

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  • (9/4/2015 9:23:00 AM)


    ..............beautiful verse, I've had the same thought, our written word is immortal ★ (Report) Reply

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  • (8/4/2008 6:30:00 AM)


    perhaps the Perfect Aciiiid Test Electriiiic Kool-Aid style (Report) Reply

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  • (7/15/2007 5:40:00 PM)


    And so they came to be. Fragments of her influence. Perfect Aciiiid Test (Report) Reply

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Poem Submitted: Tuesday, December 31, 2002

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