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:
- Spinster by Sylvia Plath
- Олег Бундур – 1 сентября
- Яков Полонский – Цветок
- Валерий Брюсов – И. Туманьяну надпись на книге (Да будет праведно возмездие)
- Tryin’ On Clothes by Shel Silverstein
- Владимир Маяковский – Работникам стиха и прозы, на лето едущим в колхозы
- Sonnet 154: The little Love-god lying once asleep by William Shakespeare
- A Sorcerer Bids Farewell To Seem by Sylvia Plath
- Владимир Британишский – Космонавты
- I Am Just Saying! by Luis Estable
- Hendecasyllabics poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- Covering Two Years by Weldon Kees
- Омар Хайям – Цветам и запахам владеть тобой доколе
- Lover’s Gifts II: Come to My Garden Walk by Rabindranath Tagore
- Impromptu on Dumourier’s Desertion of the French Republican Army by Robert Burns
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
- The Epic Menageries by MB Moshe
- The Cup of Life by Mike Yuan
- The Colored Balloon by Mike Yuan
- The Cinnamon Peeler by Michael Ondaatje
- State Fair Time by Michael S Wilson
- Speaking To You (From Rock Bottom) by Michael Ondaatje
- Soulmating by Mike Yuan
- Since That Summer by Mike Yuan
- Searching by Mike Yuan
- Scotland by MB Moshe
- Ruined World by Michael Yuan
- Ready for Retirement by Mike Yuan
- Promise Ya by Miraj Patel
- Picking Cherries by Mike Yuan
- Outset by Mike Yuan
- Obdurant men, the worst of the abstinant by Miles
- Notes For The Legend Of Salad Woman by Michael Ondaatje
- Not even a child by Miles
- Nailing by Mike Yuan
- My Ink by Mike Yuan
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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.