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The Moon

The stars about the lovely moon
Fade back and vanish very soon,
When, round and full, her silver face
Swims into sight, and lights all space.

Poem by Sappho
Translated by Edwin Arnold, 1893

Sappho Poems

Ode to a Loved One - Fragment 31
Some Say - Fragment 16
Song of the Rose