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# Longing
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/longing/
- Published: 2025-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: She was born from this foam, Aphrodite, fully formed; she was Love at first sight, Lust and Longing to render her mighty, as no other divine power might. Born, but never entirely free. That is why you, too, long for t...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

She was born from this foam, Aphrodite,  
fully formed; she was Love at first sight,  
Lust and Longing to render her mighty,  
as no other divine power might.  
Born, but never entirely free.  
That is why you, too, long for the sea.

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