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 121: Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed by William Shakespeare
- Огюст Барбье – Жертвы
- Love’s Wisdom poem – Alfred Austin
- On Moonlit Heath and Lonesome Bank poem – A. E. Housman
- Sonnet # 4 by Luis A. Estable
- Sonnet 63: Against my love shall be, as I am now by William Shakespeare
- My Daughter at 14, Christmas Dance, 1981 by Maria Mazziotti Gillan
- Николай Языков – Сержант Сурмин
- Arrival by Philip Larkin
- Владислав Ходасевич – Нет, молодость, ты мне была верна
- An Epitaph by Walter de la Mare
- A Goodnight by William Carlos Williams
- Thee, God, I Come from poem – Gerard Manley Hopkins poems
- At The Cenotaph by Siegfried Sassoon
- To Her Beauty by Nithin Purple
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
- The Wind In Woone’s Feäce by William Barnes
- The Wind At The Door by William Barnes
- The Widow’s House by William Barnes
- The White Road Up Athirt The Hill by William Barnes
- The Wheel Routs by William Barnes
- The Welshnut Tree by William Barnes
- The Weepen Leady by William Barnes
- The Weather-Beaten Tree by William Barnes
- The Water-Spring In The Leäne by William Barnes
- The Water Crowvoot by William Barnes
- The Waggon A-Stooded by William Barnes
- The Vrost by William Barnes
- The Vier-Zide by William Barnes
- The Veairy Veet That I Do Meet by William Barnes
- The Vaïces That Be Gone by William Barnes
- The Two Churches by William Barnes
- The Turnstile by William Barnes
- The Turn O’ The Days by William Barnes
- The Thorns In The Geäte by William Barnes
- The Stwonen Bwoy Upon The Pillar by William Barnes
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.