haiku d’été – how the moon floats = que la lune flotte

haiku d’été – how the moon floats = que la lune flotte

how the moon floats
over the ocean –
we kiss on the beach




que la lune flotte
sur l'océan – sur la plage 
nous nous embrassons

Richard Vallance

painting, the moon over the ocean, Eugen Taube (1860-1913)
peinture, la lune sur l'océan, Eugen Taube ( 1860-1913 )

Sappho, spelled (in the dialect spoken by the poet) Psappho, (born c. 610, Lesbos, Greece — died c. 570 BCE). A lyric poet greatly admired in all ages for the beauty of her writing style.

Her language contains elements from Aeolic vernacular and poetic tradition, with traces of epic vocabulary familiar to readers of Homer. She has the ability to judge critically her own ecstasies and grief, and her emotions lose nothing of their force by being recollected in tranquillity.

Marble statue of Sappho on side profile.

Designed with WordPress

Discover more from Minoan Linear A, Mycenaean Linear B and Arcado-Cypriot Linear C

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading