Nature

Hesper

by Sappho c. 630 – c. 570 BC

Translated by Rennell Rodd (1916) · From Love, Worship and Death (1916)

Nature

Thou, Hesper, bringest homeward all
That radiant dawn sped far and wide:
The sheep to fold, the goat to stall,
The children to their mother's side.

Cite this poem

MLA

Sappho. “Hesper.” Translated by Rennell Rodd. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/162/.

Chicago

Sappho. “Hesper.” Translated by Rennell Rodd. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/162/.

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