Like Penelope - POTD

I’ll wait for you, 
Like Penelope waited for Odysseus, 
In the long-lost there was a love she knew, 
One that your heart and mine are oblivious to. 

Her and I are waiting with great uncertainty, 
For a love that maybe will never come, 
Cause hers maybe died in the Trojan War, 
And mine definitely loved another. 

But when Penelope’s husband that she was 
Waiting and waiting and waiting for, will come, 
I’ll still wait for you, 
‘Till Ithaca becomes a city of ruin, 
‘Till I’ll become nothing but an old relic. 

I’ll wait ‘till you will be my ruination,
And ever after.
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Dietrich Avatar
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Cool too poem on the best new 100 list. Congrats
Solomon Avatar
January 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Thank you!
Gauthier Avatar
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Love the comparison ~ beautiful poem. Congrats on your fine finish in Mark's Marathon, Ana ~ well done
Solomon Avatar
December 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Thank you for your kind words!
Toney Avatar
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Ana, congratulations on earning an Honorable Mention in the 2025 Poetry Marathon’s FINAL Placement Contest—your poem stood out in a very competitive field of submissions. The poems of the 37 qualifiers can be accessed from my current "Finish Line" blog post. Time to take off those running shoes and give those feet a rest!
Solomon Avatar
December 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Thank you very much!!
Ashley Avatar
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Dear Ana, your poignant and potent poem brims with the longing and heartache of soulful romanticism. Great use of myth to amplify your emotions. The waiting.. the endless waiting.. the yearning and pain of it is palpable. Your finale is exceptional. Congratulations for your success in Mark's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Solomon Avatar
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Thank you so much for your kind words! I wish you a lovely day!
Peranteau Avatar
October 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
my dear poet, if you haven't taken in thuh movie, "Great Expectations", with Gwyneth Paltrow (there are earlier screens in thuh '40'z)....anywho, if you take thuh movie in; take notice uv, Ms. Nora Dinsmoor (hint hint) she waited...enough said. 1st stanza, verse 4, it's last werd; to?too?, i were think'n thuh latter ;) Lottuh readerz gonna spy that :]...enjoy'd learn'n yuh...((congrats wit POTD))....much love...p.s...mind not my return....i want to note that; there are pneuma who, couldn't function without thuh sweet uv melancholy shrouding theirn every....i'm think'n 'bout read'n ya again ')
Solomon Avatar
November 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Thank you, and thanks for the recommendation!
Toney Avatar
October 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ana, “like Penelope waited for Odysseus,” your poem highlights how devotion can become both a virtue and a quiet form of “ruin.” I’ll still wait for you … I’ll wait ‘till you will be my ruination, And ever after.” Congratulations on your recent POTD and top 10 win on Mile 22 of my 2025 Poetry Marathon Contest. Keep your running shoes on, because Mile 23 has already started. Only 4 more miles to go before the Qualifiers’ Final Placement contest!
Solomon Avatar
October 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed my poem. I wish you a lovely day!
Rodgers Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Dear Ana, Congrats on POTD, so soft, aching, and utterly human. There’s something devastating and beautiful in the way you braid myth with modern longing. It’s not just about waiting for love, but about what that waiting does to us, how it shapes and scars and sanctifies. A storm which I’m grateful to have stood in its rain. With admiration, Autumn Blessings, Ana, Daniel
Solomon Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Such beautiful words you say. Thank you and I wish you a lovely day!
George Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is heartbreaking. Endless waiting will tell upon one's patience, yet you are ready to wait. Congratulations Ana on your POTD honor.
Solomon Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Thank you for the kind comment!
Nicole Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Waiting is difficult sometimes, but worth it, if it's meant to be. Soft and tender are your thoughts. Congratulations Ana, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy
Solomon Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Thank you! I wish you a lovely day!
Ray Choudhury Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Congratulations on your beautiful POTD. Love the romanticism and reference to Epic Greek literature.
Solomon Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Thank you very much!
Gifford Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Hello Ana, congratulations on winning POTD with your beautifully written romantic poem. Very touching. Wishing you a beautiful day.
Solomon Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Hi, thank you so much for your kind words!
Daniels Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Such an endearing Love Poem, Ana. Congrats ! Penelope remains the ideal of Patience, which is the highest form of Love. Blessings from South Africa to Romania. Xx.
Solomon Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Thank you! Blessings and have a lovely day!
Anaya Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Yours is an undying love Ana, I love all of the passion & the reference to the Greek Island. Congratulations on Poem Of The Day! Enjoyed ~
Solomon Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
Goldsmith Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. I enjoyed reading your write. Have a blessed day with your win.................
Solomon Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Thank you for your nice words!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
lovely and romantic....congrats on POTD!
Solomon Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Thank you so much for the nice comment!
Edmonds  Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A fine write Ana, congratulations on having received the honour of poem of the day… Beryl
Solomon Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Thank you for your kind words!
Andresen Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
- Lovely written, Ana :) - Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. ... enjoy :) - hugs
Solomon Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Thank you very much!
Bordner Avatar
October 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Love waits not for Death, nor for ideal birth, the moment love awakes it creates spirit that subdues all fates, love is changing you into something unpredictable, independant of imagination, real as riptides in the center of a rose sweating from anticipation of warm lips on petals of tender adoration...J.A.B.
Solomon Avatar
October 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
And the only thing you can do is wait and wait and wait. Thank you!
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