Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A COOL RETREAT, by SAPPHO



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A COOL RETREAT, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Boughs with apples laden around me whisper;
Last Line: Stealeth upon me.
Subject(s): Aphrodite; Love - Erotic; Love; Mythology - Classical


Boughs with apples laden around me whisper;
Cool the waters trickle among the branches;
And I listen dreamily, till a languor
Stealeth upon me.




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