Sappho’s Fragment 137, from If Not, Winter - Fragments of Sappho (tr. Anne Carson) -
I want to say something but shame
prevents me
…
yet if you had a desire for good or beautiful things
and your tongue were not concocting some evil to say,
shame would not hold down your eyes
but…
Nox RPM doesn’t post often, but when he does, I always take notice. He has a masterly way of making connections among his days, ways, and the works of art he’s always engaging.
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sappho makes me meechyuh! thanks for putting her in my life today :)
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