Words into infinity

"Although they are only breath, words which I command are immortal." -- Sappho


Most of Sappho's words have disappeared, while those we have may yet be lost in translation from her original song or chant in Aeolian Greek. So I try to grok the sense of what she intended and perhaps in doing so I contribute a few moments to her words' immortality.

When I read about the ancient authors we know, I'm intrigued by those we don't, the loosely mentioned names of contemporaries long lost to us. Even now, so