The guard has flat feet,

they are a lot longer than --


my nuptial chamber.


De platvoeten vanDer Wächter hat Platt-
de bewaker zijn langer --füße, und sie sind länger --
dan mijn bruidskamer.als mein Brautgemach.

Gedicht S2727
Amsterdam, 2025-06-19
Poem-fragment E.154 (Sappho) - -650
From the "Lyra Graeca" (1922-1927, John Maxwell Edmonds)
Collection: May the Might
Keyword: Manly (dominance) 
Composer: Sappho 

She has to leave me

against her will, and now our --


love shackles us both.


Tegen haar wil moetSie muss abreisen,
ze weggaan, en nu ketent --und nun fesselt uns beide --
onze liefde ons.unsere Liebe.

Gedicht S2726
Amsterdam, 2025-06-19
Poem-fragment E.83 (Sappho) - -650
From the "Lyra Graeca" (1922-1927, John Maxwell Edmonds)
Collection: May the Might
Keywords: Goodbye: leaving, Love: fidelity 
Composer: Sappho 

Goodness is steady,

beauty is fleeting, it lasts --


the blink of an eye.


Goedheid is blijvend,Güte: beständig,
schoonheid is vluchtig, ze duurt --Schönheit: flüchtig, sie währt nur --
maar een ogen-blik.einen Augen-Blick.

Gedicht S2725
Amsterdam, 2025-06-19
Poem-fragment E.58 (Sappho) - -650
From the "Lyra Graeca" (1922-1927, John Maxwell Edmonds)
Collection: On the fly
Keywords: Ethics: virtues, Beauty: body 
Composer: Sappho 

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