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Bliss Carman · Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics

Poem 18 of 100 · Book I

The courtyard of her house is wide

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The courtyard of her house is wide
And cool and still when day departs.
Only the rustle of leaves is there
And running water.

And then her mouth, more delicate
Than the frail wood-anemone,
Brushes my cheek, and deeper grow
The purple shadows.

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