nanshe-of-nina:

LITERATURE MEME || Poets (3/5)
↬ Sappho of Lesbos (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE)

“Since young brides have hearts that can be persuaded
easily, light things, palpitant to passion
as am I, remembering Anaktória
who has gone from me
and whose lovely walk and the shining pallor
of her face I would rather see before my
eyes than Lydia’s chariots in all their glory
armored for battle.”