~ Sappho (Greek Poet, 630 BC)
“When I look on you a moment, then I can speak no more,
but my tongue falls silent, and at once a delicate flame
courses beneath my skin, and with my eyes I see nothing,
and my ears hum, and a wet sweat bathes me,
and a trembling seizes me all over”
~ Sappho
(these are scanned images from a little vintage bag
i purchased at this cute gift store :)
16 comments:
AWESOME BLOG!!
I REALLY like the pictures you have as well. :o)
Those are very deep and powerful lines...nice choice :)
The pictures are amazing -- that has to be a really cool bag. Treasure it!
"Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart" - Sappho
This is one of my favorite quotes by Sappho. The meaning is rather appropos for this time in my life, despite the fact that I've switched teams. ;-)
Sapho was not just a poet, but she was a lyrist and composed her own music
her affection (in poems) were mostly towards women .. so great scans .. but did u know that she was married to a merchant and had a daughter.
Plato really admired her.
thanks Jon!
anna :: i love the bad and i agree, Sappho's fragments are passionate!
maddy :: i love how you put that "broke of a fragment of her soul" bliss carmen?
sk8rn :: thanks for sharing that one! :) love is love is love.
nabeel :: maddy told me you were full of knowledge and i can see it :) and no i didn't know this. thanks for sharing!!
B'day wishes to your beloved.
thank you bablu, you are sweet :)
maddy, aaahhh, thanks for this :)
so pretty.
I see you are not allowing comments to your latest post, but I love 'luminous soul'.
So true! I feel like it's taken me all of my years to figure that out just now.
mermaid, thank you :)
sk8rn, so happy for you :)
comment to the post above (birthday one) .. happy birthday .. awwwwwwwwww .. !!
i love how u write it .. three decades ago a luminous soul was born .. but see soul is breath into a baby after 4 months of pregnancy .. God breaths in the soul .. the three decades and 5 months ago a luminious soul was born :)
"Do thou, O Dica, set garlands upon thy lovely hair, weaving sprigs of dill with thy delicate hands; for those who wear fair blossoms may surely stand first, even in the presence of Goddesses who look without favour upon those who come ungarlanded."
Sappho liked the pretty girls
happy birthday to your beloved and great pictures here!
tnx for sharing! btw im back blogging .see you around!
And a room with a view always helps...
Dreamy images.
I think I missed your b'day. Happy Birthday Lorena! :-)
Cheers
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