(Mostly) Pretty Words

Jan 08, 2007 19:45

Believe me, in the future someone
Will remember us .....

Because you love me
Stand with me face to face
And unveil the softness in your eyes .....

(Sappho, Fragment 138/147)

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Alexa's back. It's been a while. Wish I could say it's a pleasure.

Had a necessary chat with Jubilee.

A real pleasure has been seeing Astar. There were ants, and ( Read more... )

alex, astar, poetry, jubilee

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jumpyspringy January 9 2007, 07:43:11 UTC
I like that. I didn't realize classical poetry could sound so modern.

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vicioussweetie January 9 2007, 16:12:11 UTC
"Sappho is timeless."

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jumpyspringy January 9 2007, 21:41:47 UTC
Apparently so.

I like the idea of being remembered. And it came true for her, since people are reading it a few thousand years later.

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vicioussweetie January 9 2007, 21:46:28 UTC
"You'll be remembered, love. Don't worry."

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