Sappho. The Anactoria Poem.
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Some say thronging cavalry, some say foot soldiers, others call a fleet the most beautiful of sights the dark earth offers, but I say it's what- ever you love best. And it's easy to make this understood by everyone, for she who surpassed all human kind in beauty, Helen, abandoning her husband—that best ofmen—went sailing off to the shores of Troy andnever spent a thought on her child or lovingparents: when the goddess seduced her wits and left her to wander,she forgot them all, she could not rememberanything but longing, and lightly strayingaside, lost her way. But that reminds me now: Anactória,she's not here, and I'd rather see her lovelystep, her sparkling glance and her face than gaze onall the troops in Lydia in their chariots and glittering armor.ENJOY MOREThe Ceylon Press publishes a range of podcasts including The History Of Sri Lanka; the off-grid Jungle Diaries podcast; Island Stories, the podcast that explores what makes Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan; the Wild Isle Podcast: Stories from Sri Lanka’s Nature; a range of complete Audio Books about Sri Lanka; as well as Poetry from The Jungle. All these, along with eBooks, dictionaries, guides and companions can be found at www.theceylonpress.com, based at The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel in the jungle northwest of Kandy: www.flametreeestate.com. The copyright of this podcast recording is David Swarbrick @The Ceylon Press 2025. POETRY FROM THE JUNGLE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE COPYRIGHT CREDIT: Copyright © 2007 by Jim Powell
