Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MOON, by SAPPHO


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THE MOON, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Bright stars, around the fair selene peering
Last Line: Floods the world over.
Subject(s): Aphrodite; Love - Erotic; Love; Mythology - Classical


BRIGHT stars, around the fair Selene peering,
No more their beauty to the night discover
When she, at full, her silver light ensphering,
Floods the world over.





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