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:
- The Destroyers by Rudyard Kipling
- Lover’s Gifts VIII: There Is Room for You by Rabindranath Tagore
- Wishes by Satish Verma
- The Rendezvous
- On Glenriddell’s Fox breaking his chain: A Fragment by Robert Burns
- Олег Григорьев – Жена торговала колбасой
- Николай Гумилев – Как труп, бессилен небосклон
- The Bard by William Gilmore Simms
- Алексей Толстой – В альбом (Стрелок, на той поляне)
- Олег Григорьев – Как бумажный пароходик
- Валерий Брюсов – Две испанских песенки
- Вера Павлова – Заплетала косички
- Николай Языков – А. А. Воейковой (На петербургскую дорогу)
- Николай Заболоцкий – Шакалы
- Ольга Берггольц – Первое письмо на Каму
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
- Alicante Lullaby by Sylvia Plath
- Aerialist by Sylvia Plath
- Study in Hands by Théophile Gautier
- Smoke by Théophile Gautier
- Last Wish by Théophile Gautier
- Work and Play by Ted Hughes
- Wind by Ted Hughes
- Tractor by Ted Hughes
- Thrushes by Ted Hughes
- Thistles by Ted Hughes
- The Warm and the Cold by Ted Hughes
- The Thought-Fox by Ted Hughes
- The Owl by Ted Hughes
- The Minotaur by Ted Hughes
- The Harvest Moon by Ted Hughes
- The Child Is Father To The Man by Ted Hughes
- Spring & Fall: To A Young Child by Ted Hughes
- September by Ted Hughes
- Pied Beauty by Ted Hughes
- Old Age Gets Up by Ted Hughes
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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.