words like foam on the waves
pictures from a disappearing mermaid, songs from the pirate queen.
Tuesday, July 3
ῠ̔φαίνω, wæf, ऊर्णवाभि
there is a tangle
of threads that must be teased out
to weave my way home
--
huphaínō, wæf, ūrṇavābhi: weave, woven, weaver (Greek, Old English, Sanskrit)
On weaving and sewing as metaphors for ancient Greek verbal arts - Gregory Nagy
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