Apollo Poems

Apollo 11

I was a student of logic
when the world stopped breathing—
July 20, 1969,
a footprint pressed into silver dust.
Neil Armstrong’s voice crackled,
“one small step…”
and yet, my mind whispered—
was it the Moon,
or a Hollywood stage?

Fifty–six years have burned away,
half a century of miracles and machines.
We send probes beyond Pluto,
yet have not returned
to that pale frontier
just 384,400 kilometers away.

We

Apollo and Daphne by Bernini A collaboration with Di11y Da11y

We start at the end, with the warmth of his breath on her skin
Baulked by proximity, he never knew how to begin
A golden-tainted obsession, bitterly laced with lead
Transformed rapture to quicksilver the instant Cupid fled

A moment held, made static, tender touch met with distress
For seeded in her veins, lies a stem of the wilderness
Pursuit stalled

Callimachus English Translations I

These are my English translations of poems and epigrams by the ancient Greek poet Callimachus aka Kallimachos. His surviving poems come from various sources including the Greek Anthology and the Garland of Meleager. The epigrams of Callimachus were so admired in antiquity that they became part of the school curriculum.

For Gail White, who put me

Apollo Defends Humanity

My brothers, sisters, all of this I’ve seen 
As every day across the sky I’ve been.
Whilst you have watched the flowers gleam and grow,
‘Twas I that held the lamp that made them so.
And I have wept for regions, now despoiled,
Where I have shown my strength, and you have toiled.
Yet we, who know so well the

On the Coast of Kimmeria

Thou, goddess of the hearth, beloved of all,
My heart may hear, yet never heed thy call.
For I, who love Apollo, wise and warm,
Form shattered, died from savage, sea-swept storm.
And I shall never enter Asphodel
Until the sun shall strike this bitter swell.
Nor shall I leave, who learned to love this coast,
Until Apollo lights what longs him

the dark side of the moon

Many people may wonder whats on the dark side of the moon. it could be aliens it could be monsters but hopefully they don't find out soon. if it can keep the light away it can hide all of its dark secrets, no one will ever know. 
it can blind everyone with its beautiful bright

Apollo and Dionysus: A Debate

Fair Dionysus, friend to all that’s small,
Rememberest thou 'divinity' at all?
Amidst thy congress here with drunks and whores,
Does any finer thing escape their roars?
The greater beauty lies in greater thought:
So, bless the seeker, not the stolid sot!
And do they ever look upon a star
As aught beside a torch to find the bar?

Thou tends thy flock

Black Hunk Apollo

            The bright red and dark
                 Molasses shining
           Against the sky and sand
     

Black Apollo

People watch figure
Attracts everyone
Motivate body care
Sculpting soul capture.

Black is beautiful
Chocolatey smooth
Healthy, sporty
Pure esthetic.

Dark-skinned Apollo
Living sculpture
Women daydream
Elders forgotten thoughts.

Preposterous Eros

Preposterous Eros
by Michael R. Burch

“Preposterous Eros” – Patricia Falanga

Preposterous Eros shot me in
the buttocks, with a Devilish grin,
spent all my money in a rush
then left my heart effete pink mush.


These are poems about Eros, the Greek god of erotic love, lust, passion and desire. Eros was the equivalent of the Roman love god Cupid. 


Sappho,

The Nimbus Express

 Invitation to visit Olympus
Predestined noble affair
Feeling extremely timorous
But, Apollo will be there.

Anticipation is killing me
To think I'll meet immortals
Thrilling thought, smiling glee
Seeking Olympus portal.

Riding high on Nimbus Express
There's no other way to travel
Except I had to decompress
Or my humanity would unravel.

Immortals left me breathless
Handsome enough to be sure
Their company quite infectious
On Olympus no rancour.

Totally

Apollo

A twin -the brother of
Artemis, and the most
Attractive god was he.
Also god of music,
Archery, healing, plague
And light, he was nicknamed
“Averter of evil.”

March 4, 2022
for Joseph May's Greek Mythology Poetry Contest
7 lines of 6 syllables for a total of 42 (as checked by Howmanysyllables.com)

Apollo

Apollo, Grecian god
Acclaimed as god of sun
Ageless and immortal
Adept in many skills
Archer and musician
Athletic and handsome
Adorable in mien

Placed Second 
March.2. 2022
Greek Mythology Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Joseph May
Syllable Counter used- How Many Syllables

Apollo

Apollo, this Greek God,

   Appointed the Sun. Led

      Aesthetic skills: Music,

         Art, Prophesy, Healing,

            Athletics, Endless Youth,

            

Rhyme Rapp Flow Apollo

Tall tale
Inhale
Exhale
Fire-sale
Entrails

Stop watch clock

Detail
Retail
Question
Charity
Joke
Shop

Cunning Plot

Accusations
Conertation
Deviation
Meditation
Presentation

Flip Flop

Resonate
Elevate
Procrastinate
Incarcerate
Deviate

Box off

Morphine
Dopamine
Vaccine
Injection
Firework
Dynamite
Pill

Postage Stamp

Taxes
Cheque
Cash
Paper
Bitcoin
Bill
Gold
Diamond
Jewel

How much have you got 

Can you afford to loose

Can you make the roundabout
spinning stop

Drain the power from the main frame

Just how many times can the handmaid
escape

Before eventually getting caught

Crushing fresh red footprint track into 
yellow snow upon a blue grass 
landscape portrait

What's exactly lurking underneath the
bonnet hood

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