Sappho: Bluebells (ΣΑΠΦΩ) - A deeper shade of blue

Bluebells

The shepherds lead their flock to grass

and crush the bluebells as they pass;

the distant mountains drink their hue

and glimmer back a deeper blue.

Sappho, translated by Theodore Stephanides

from Sweet-voiced Sappho, Colenso Books

Available direct from the publisher, Colenso Books.

If you are interested, you can enquire about book sales at this email address:

colensobooks@gmail.com

(Photos below by Jim Potts - "Nature lovers beware - products of more than one place and one country")

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