Poetry Quote by Sappho — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I tell her I sing roses too, / My hands in the dirt where she lives forever”

“You are, I think, an evening star,”

“Eros, again now, the loosener of limbs troubles me,”

“Eros the melter of limbs (now again) stirs me -”

“gathering flowers so very delicate a girl”

“their heart grew cold”

“They should have warned you that little princesses grow up to be red rocks and raging seas, fire dragons and warrior queens.”

“I. Those of us born by water are never afraid enough of drowning. Bruises used to trophy my knees from my death-defying tree climb jumps. Growing up, my backyard was a forest of blackberry bushes. I learned early nothing sweet will come to you unthorned.”

“It is strange how a scrap of poetry works in the mind and makes the legs move in time to it along the road.”

“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard”

“If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.”

“It's not what you go through that makes you strong: it is how you handle the situation that gives you strength.”