Quote#Nature
Sun-swept beaches with a light wind blowing
Quote bySara Teasdale · 1884–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Flame and Shadow (1920), "The Unchanging".
English (original)
Sun-swept beaches with a light wind blowing From the immense blue circle of the sea, And the soft thunder where long waves whiten — These were the same for Sappho as for me. Two thousand years — much has gone by forever, Change takes the gods and ships and speech of men — But here on the beaches that time passes over The heart aches now as then.
— Sara Teasdale
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