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:
- Юлий Даниэль – Дом
- God’s Wheel by Shel Silverstein
- Polyphemus poem – Ambrose Bierce poems | Poems and Poetry
- Set out by Mahak Raithatha S
- Омар Хайям – Будь все добро мое кирпич один, в кружало
- A Vision by Robert Burns
- Владимир Набоков – Расстрел
- Николай Заболоцкий – Я не ищу гармонии в природе
- Владимир Маяковский – Советская азбука (Железо куй, пока горячее…)
- Patience by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Neighbor by Marge Piercy
- Love by Shahida Latif
- What the Miner in the Desert Said by Vachel Lindsay
- Easter Decorations
- Нина Веселова – Жена
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
- A Sigh In The Night
- A Sermon
- A Prayer
- A Dream Of Venice
- A Supplication
- Written Juice Lemon
- Written In Juice Of Lemon
- Wit
- Welcome
- Vote Excerpt
- Usurpation
- Tree Knowledge
- To The Royal Society
- To The Lord Falkland
- To Sir William Davenant
- Thisbes Song
- The Wish
- The Welcome
- The Vote Excerpt
- The Usurpation
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Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.
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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.