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:
- Sonnet 32: If thou survive my well-contented day by William Shakespeare
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- Kangaroo talks to the Sun by Raj Arumugam
- Lucy by William Wordsworth
- Blithe Dreams Arise To Greet Us by William Ernest Henley
- How Samson Bore Away the Gates of Gaza by Vachel Lindsay
- Омар Хайям – Нет ни рая, ни ада, о сердце моё
- Bredon Hill poem – A. E. Housman
- English Poetry. Philip James Bailey. Festus – 23.1. Филип Джеймс Бэйли.
- Омар Хайям – Когда к жизни Любовь меня в мир призвала
- Noe more unto my thoughts appeare by Sidney Godolphin
- The Death of Lincoln by William Cullen Bryant
- Rubber Souls poem – Andrei Voznesensky poems
- The Novelist by W H Auden
- Attention please! Attention please! by Roald Dahl
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
- Transient
- To The Serpent
- To The Nameless Soldier
- The Woman And The Flame
- The Wolf039s Postcript To 039little Red Riding Hood039
- The Riddle
- The Queen
- The Poisoned Present
- The Markets Are Down 2 Amp A Quarter
- The Maharishi And The Baby
- The Immigrant
- The Fallen House
- The Poetry That Is Life
- Take My Hands
- Tablet
- Stroll In A Particle
- Stones
- Spanish Banks
- Somber Song
- Poem65
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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.