RKS Greek Literature: Aphrodite Let Me Win This Round! (Sappho)

Sweet mother, I can’t take shuttle in hand.

There is a boy, and lust

Has crushed my spirit – just

As gentle Aphrodite planned.

Since I have cast my lot, please, golden-crowned

Aphrodite, let me win this round!

Sappho (630 BCE-570BCE), “Come Close”

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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