Sapphics

A lighthouse built by mortal heroes and hailed By mighty Zeus was clear sight to be reckoned With as merchant sailing ships entered harbor. Alexandria, People sought your sultry sea and perfumed air. They traveled far to feast on philanthropies Of nature, art and knowledge. Cleopatra Once reigned as... Sign in to see full entry.

A poetic form of four lines or quatrains, using three hendecasyllabic lines (11 syllables each) of trochee, trochee, dactyl, trochee, trochee and a concluding line (5 syllables) of dactyl, trochee - known as the Adonic or adonean line. The meter of the first three lines sounds; dah da, dah da, da,... Sign in to see full entry.

Since I've learned of this poetess and her way of writing, I've written many poems in this regard. It seems, I can't write without thinking of her stanzas. Intriguing and beguiling my mind is the fact that most of the poems that have been discovered of hers are only fragments and after translation... Sign in to see full entry.