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Best Greek Poems

Below are the all-time best Greek poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of greek poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member Silence of the Waves
Mirabelle orb ascends,
under clementine and pomegranate skies.

Absent,
in delight of daylight.
Eyes set adrift in dawning daydreams.

Calm heart is an oceanic concerto,
flowing along sapphire tones.
Deep breaths walk...

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Categories: greek, assonance, destiny, dream, fate,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Achilles, the Journey To Troy, Part Two
Achilles, The Journey To Troy, 
(Part Two) of (Part One-titled, Achilles, His Heart and Soul Were Mortal)

Achilles, The Journey To Troy

Woe! wretched horrors Olympic gods...

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Categories: greek, art, death, hero, literature,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Alpha To Omega
ALPHA TO OMEGA 

A is for Arturo and Alexis two great Poets,
Who make us all cry and laugh
B is for Besma a great philosopher
And soul...

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Categories: greek, friendship,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member We Are Brothers Ii
Don’t look at me
As though I am an alien or a stranger,
Don’t let the dagger of antipathy
Fly out of your eyes.

I am your neighbor.

Don’t call...

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Categories: greek, cute, immigration, love, peace,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Achilles, Bloody Battles, Death's Black Hand As Was Fated Part Three, the Conclusion
Achilles, Bloody Battles, Death's Black Hand As Was Fated
Part Three, (the Conclusion)

Dawn, bright rays fell upon Achilles and his band
exiting ship, Greek sandals felt soft...

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Categories: greek, art, character, dedication, literature,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Chimera
Bellerophon was sent for by king Lobates of Lycia
And given the dangerous task of slaying the Chimera
A fierce creature like a lion with a goats...

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Categories: greek, animal, mythology,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Love
"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. The word is love.”
Sophocles, Greek Poet 

  When love meets your silhouette at twilight,
heart...

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Categories: greek, devotion,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Democracy
Oh, Democracy,* 
You, the most desirable bride among  
Political systems,
Your suitors many have been throughout 
History  
In every part of the world, you...

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Categories: greek, people, philosophy, political,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Gods At the Comedy Club
The house was full
Of Gods and deities
The curtain call was soon
The water vasos were poured
And became the finest of wines
The bread multiplied
The baker you see
Was...

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Categories: greek, art, butterfly, gothic, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Goddess of Blessed Redemption
The Goddess Of Blessed Redemption

She gave me a foundation of love's pleasures
complete with wondrous bountiful measures
she a gentle goddess of golden hues,
swept this heart away,...

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Categories: greek, art, beautiful, imagination, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Poetic Meraki
Upon the twinkling of silent twilight,
tranquil thoughts set adrift, 
infatuated in elysian reflection.

The mind wanders, 
observing and listening - roaming;
avoiding confusing crossroads
leading into chimerical phantasms.

Overwhelmed...

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Categories: greek, analogy, philosophy, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Oft From a Distant Echo, It Is Heard Fifth Poet In My Dedication Series
(1.)  Honoring John Keats
, fifth poet in my dedication series

Oft From A Distant Echo, It Is Heard

At the start comes just a solitary word
oft...

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Categories: greek, appreciation, art, beautiful, creation,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Inhuman Malice

A father of six he was in his early forties,
struck by cancer
toiling to provide for his children
with
no property
no land
no animals, but a loyal old donkey
that...

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Categories: greek, evil, world,
Form: Narrative
Endymion,Lover of the Moon
On summer hills  I watched you

I know you watched me too

Every night you waited for me

Every night I came to you

From shallow oceans I...

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Categories: greek, love, muse, mythology,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Big Fat Cousin's Wedding
My favorite cousin named Marge
is almost as big as a barge.
So one would assume, 
not knowing the groom,
the guy would most likely be large.

But he...

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Categories: greek, funny, dance, fire, dance,
Form: Limerick

Book: Shattered Sighs