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 – Будь хмельным и влюбленным всегда
- I Sing the Body Electric. by Walt Whitman
- English Poetry. Thomas Moore. From “Irish Melodies”. 58. Farewell! – But Whenever You Welcome the Hour. Томас Мур.
- Шекспир – Считать часы и спрашивать – Сонет 58
- Aplogize
- Гавриил Державин – На прогулку в грузинском саду
- Eclogue:–Come And Zee Us In The Zummer by William Barnes
- Sheep In Fog by Sylvia Plath
- Translated from Geibel poem – Amy Levy poems | Poems and Poetry
- Elegiac Stanzas Suggested By A Picture Of Peele Castle by William Wordsworth
- Robert Burns: Impromptu Lines To Captain Riddell: On Returning a Newspaper.
- Шекспир – Про черный день – Сонет 63
- Jerusalem Delivered – Book 03 – part 04 by Torquato Tasso
- Flowers By The Sea by William Carlos Williams
- Николай Языков – Поздравление М. Н. Дириной
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
- Betrayal poem – Alice Notley
- Before you knew you owned it poem – Alice Walker
- Because We Never Practiced With The Escape Chamber poem – Alice Fulton
- Ballad Of The Skeletons poem – Allen Ginsberg
- About Face poem – Alice Fulton
- A winning lot
- 30th Birthday poem – Alice Notley
- Why?
- Where Are You?
- Tell Me
- Teacher
- Sleep
- Intruder
- Inside/Outside The Window
- Why Feed The Early Signs Of Boredom? poem – Alexander Pushkin
- Upon The Hills Of Georgia poem – Alexander Pushkin
- Under The Blue Skies… poem – Alexander Pushkin
- Under A Portrait Of Jukowsky poem – Alexander Pushkin
- Under A Portrait Of Jukowsky poem – Alexander Pushkin
- To My Friends poem – Alexander Pushkin
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
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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.