POEM UNTITLED
- Sappho, Greece (6 BC)
(trans. Josephine Balmer)
Lucky bridegroom,
the marriage you have prayed for has come to pass
and the bride you dreamed of is yours . . .
Beautiful bride,
to look at you gives joy; your eyes are like honey,
love flows over your gentle face . . .
Aphrodite
has honoured you above all others
Aint' I A Woman! A Book of Woman's poetry From Around the World, Edited by Illona Linthwaite
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