Love

Sappho: XXVI

by Bliss Carman 1861–1929

From Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics (1907)

Love

I recall thy white gown, cinctured
With a linen belt, whereon
Violets were wrought, and scented
With strange perfumes out of Egypt.

And I know thy foot was covered
With fair Lydian broidered straps;
And the petals from a rose-tree
Fell within the marble basin.

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From Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics (1907)

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Carman, Bliss. “Sappho: XXVI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/carman/225/.

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