Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Atthis comes to Mytilene - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Sappho - One of the greatest poets of the ancient world
Sappho
bewildered by strange
new dreams
she comes to Mytilene

and under a curious blue sky
the scent of jasmine
and the coolness of the vine

Atthis falls in love

in abandon on the poet's bed
she yields
to a world of boundless passion


mouth on mouth and limbs entwined
she revels
in acts of wild and sinless loving

tonight the journey to Apollo's light
starts for Atthis
in the beauty of her lover's eyes

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