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:
- Mingus At The Showplace by William Matthews
- Владимир Корнилов – Слепец
- Song Of The Furies
- Владимир Гиляровский – Кузьма Орел
- Олег Бундур – Дедушка
- Николай Тихонов – Крутили мельниц диких жернова
- TEMPORARY AND NOW by PEGGY AYLSWORTH
- For the Men at the Front by John Oxenham
- Robert Burns: Lines Inscribed In A Lady’s Pocket Almanac:
- “By Moscow Self-Devoted To A Blaze” by William Wordsworth
- Yell of Pain by Maria Ivana Trevisani Bach
- A Lost Friend, I Never Had by Renu Ayyar
- Гавриил Державин – Жан Расин. Рассказ Терамена
- Sunshine through a Cobwebbed Window poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Bicycle Ride by Pat Mullan
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
- Playing With Big Numbers
- Percy Janes Boarding The Bus
- One Word
- Once She Dreamed
- O God
- Notebook Of A Return To The Native Land
- Night Words
- Negligence
- Mustard Flowers
- Meditation With Feet
- Love
- Little Talk
- Light The Festive Candles
- Levitation
- Labor Pains
- Labels
- Kalli
- Insect039s Nest
- In This Cul De Sac
- I See Chile In My Rearview Mirror
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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.