bewildered by strange
new dreams
she comes to Mytilene and under a curious blue sky the scent of jasmine and the coolness of the vine Atthis falls in love in abandon on the poet's bed she yields to a world of boundless passion
mouth on mouth and limbs entwined
she revels
in acts of wild and sinless loving
tonight the journey to Apollo's light
starts for Atthis
in the beauty of her lover's eyes
Read A short Biography of Sappho the ancient world's greatest poet
This poem is part of the collection of poems Sappho
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