
The Poems of Sappho, by John Myers O'Hara, [1910], at sacred-texts.com
Sleep thou in the bosom
 Of thy tender girl friend,
 Telesippa, gentle
 Maiden from Miletus.
Like twin petals shyly
 Closing to the darkness,
 Dewy on your drooping
 Lids shall fall her kisses.
While her arms enfold you,
 On your drowsy senses
 Shall her soft caresses
 Seal delicious languor.
Warm from her desireful
 Heart the flush of passion
 On your cheek unconscious,
 With her sighs shall deepen.
All the long sweet night-time,
 Sleepless while you slumber,
 She shall lie and quiver
 With her love's mad longing.