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Lyrical Poet of Greece flowing like gentle breeze Born in island of ****** like dawning sun she beautifully rose As the time flew desecrating winds blew leaving mere fragments of work one complete but mere sixteen lines So little is known for certain Yet it does not discourage me to pen Let this poem be a spark let your curiosity leave a mark She crafted words into a mystic Shape once read there is no escape She wrote of fragile personal moments of her daughter and her female friends . Even Plato acknowledged her beautiful lines He even said these following lines "Some say the Muses are nine: how careless! Look, there's Sappho too, from ****** the tenth" Solon an Athenian ruler heard her song and wanted it to be taught along when curious faces asked Him why he replied "Because I want to learn it and die". Her Face was was minted in coins Portrait painted on vases Syracuse honored her exile by erecting a statue showing words could transcend her gender in the people's eyes .
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Mar 5, 2016
Mar 5, 2016 at 11:13 PM UTC
Sappho
Lyrical Poet of Greece flowing like gentle breeze Born in island of ****** like dawning sun she beautifully rose As the time flew desecrating winds blew leaving mere fragments of work one complete but mere sixteen lines So little is known for certain Yet it does not discourage me to pen Let this poem be a spark let your curiosity leave a mark She crafted words into a mystic Shape once read there is no escape She wrote of fragile personal moments of her daughter and her female friends . Even Plato acknowledged her beautiful lines He even said these following lines "Some say the Muses are nine: how careless! Look, there's Sappho too, from ****** the tenth" Solon an Athenian ruler heard her song and wanted it to be taught along when curious faces asked Him why he replied "Because I want to learn it and die". Her Face was was minted in coins Portrait painted on vases Syracuse honored her exile by erecting a statue showing words could transcend her gender in the people's eyes .
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Mar 5, 2016 at 11:13 PM UTC
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