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:
- Eyes And Tears poem – Andrew Marvell poems
- Стефан Малларме – Устав от горького бездействия и лени
- On The Loss Of The “Royal George” by William Cowper
- Vagina Envy by Nin Andrews
- The Wind In The Hemlock by Sara Teasdale
- Василий Курочкин – Мы всё смешное косим, косим
- Ольга Седакова – Вениамин
- Shit List; Or, Omnium-gatherum Of Diversity Into Unity poem – A. R. Ammons poems | Poetry Monster
- Юнна Мориц – За невлюбленными людьми
- Николай Гумилев – Маргарита
- Зинаида Александрова – Раз – два – три – четыре – пять
- Николай Заболоцкий – Обед
- I too want to ESCAPE by Neelam Sinha
- Screw-Guns by Rudyard Kipling
- Tip-Toe-ing by Mahak Raithatha S
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Poems in English
- The Tree Of Knowledge
- The Thraldom
- The Thief
- The Spring
- The Request
- The Praise Of Pindar In Imitation Of Horace His Second Ode Book 4
- The Parting
- The Motto
- The Innocent Ill
- The Heart Breaking
- The Grasshopper
- The Given Love
- The Given Heart
- The Epicure
- The Despair
- The Chronicle
- The Change
- Sport
- Resolved To Be Loved
- Resolved Be Loved
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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.