O Sappho, prophet of the page To whom the Greeks devote their age Humbly true in gentle words Full of spirit, passion stirred Poetess, in mind embeds A fulsome flame of luscious red
On glistening isle, on ******' shores Sappho ruminates, adores Rendering the usual world In to magic truth unfurled Written cross the sky in stars Sung in time to ancient lyres
Her descant rings in metaphors The earliest of troubadors Enamoured of the wise, sublime Conveyed in verse that transcends time A most dutiful and diligent scribe Gifting us, the reading tribe
Her vision ascends to immortal throne Throughout time it sparkled, shone Inspiring the future sages To lust for verse and give up wages To be a poet, that's her bliss To see the sunshine as a kiss