A poem by Alcaeus of Mytilene (c. 625/620 – c. 580 BC)
The fisher Diotimus had, at sea
And shore, the same abode of poverty–
His trusty boat;–and when his days were spent,
Therein self-rowed to ruthless Dis he went;
For that, which did through life his woes beguile,
Supplied the old man with a funeral pile.
A few random poems:
- Омар Хайям – Мы источник веселья, и скорби рудник
- Юлия Друнина – Я ушла из детства в грязную теплушку
- Нина Гаген-Торн – Барак ночью
- Address to Wm. Tytler, Esq., of Woodhouselee by Robert Burns
- The River by Sara Teasdale
- Владимир Степанов – Эскимос (Буква Э)
- Robert Burns: The Highland Balou:
- Владимир Высоцкий – Песня о погибшем лётчике
- Beauty by Tony Hoagland
- On the Portrait of Two Beautiful Young People poem – Gerard Manley Hopkins poems
- Aunt Jennifers Tigers
- Иван Мятлев – Звезда
- The Ever-Patient Woman poem – Andree Chedid poems | Poems and Poetry
- Not out of the running by Margaret Marie Hubbard
- Blue flower by Tanisha Avarsekar
External links
Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus
Talking Writing Monster’s Page –
Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh
Poems in English
- Recollection
- Practising The Anthem
- Practising Anthem
- Peace
- On Australian Hills
- Mirage
- Memoriam
- Mates
- Lord Nevils Advice
- Lord Nevil039s Advice
- Looking In The Fire
- Looking Fire
- Learn
- Last Battle Cid
- Influence
- Individuality
- In Memoriam
- Honour
- Home Sick
- Holy Communion
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
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Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.
Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works

Alcaeus of Mytilene ( c. 625/620 – c. 580 Before Christ) ] was a lyric poet from the Greek island of Lesbos who is credited with inventing the Alcaic stanza. He was included in the canonical list of nine lyric poets by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria.