Arete Poems

Arete Aidos the First Standard of Excellence

...Strong Characters and intriguing plots
Universal themes with a strong vision
that details the story and enhance
the story telling abilities for the actors involved.
It all ready compliments all o...

Categories: arete, career, culture, fashion, leadership,
Form: Bio

Arete

...Note: "Arete": Pronounced [ ahr-i-tey ]

Sometimes our best efforts go unnoticed 
by everyone but ourselves.  
We strive mightily to succeed and accomplish 
something we think is important 
and of val...

Categories: arete, poetry, wisdom, writing,
Form: Free verse

Midweek Recitation

...GIFTS OF GOD 
Chrestotes chara praotes
inwardly kind,full of  joy
Oiktirmos egratia spoude;
anechomai;
gentle meek;compassionate;
yet in control
Arete, pistis,hupomone
diligent 
enduring wit...

Categories: arete, christian, poetry,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Tribute To An Un-Named Poetess

...There's a lady whom I've never met 
as enchanting as the stars,
I know this from her written words 
and how she sets the bar.

Of excellence in ideas and thoughts 
flowing through her veins
An...

Categories: arete, poetess,
Form: Rhyme

Flaws In Perfection

...FLAWS IN PERFECTION

To judge perfection is to define flaws
Flaws, judged the varicoloured blight
That separates the sameness of humanity
That which makes you - YOU, and I - ME
Where what one i...

Categories: arete, africa, allusion, humanity, introspection,
Form: Free verse

Verse Freed To Poiema

...made divine
        & healed
        rescued
        &transformed 
our life
fully satisfied
        in the physical
        psychological
        & spiritual
appreciated&
            approp...

Categories: arete, christian, word play,
Form: Didactic

Driver of Victory

...Victory at the Hippodrome

They were hiding their stalls out of sight near the race course at Olympia

No signs but everyone knew where they were under cover of dubious propriety

On track for ...

Categories: arete, conflict,
Form: Verse

Matriarchal Trinity

...It was a Greek sacred trinity
of arete as Western Yang
with Eastern sophrosyne 
flowing wisdom's futuring past Yin
double-bound in opulently fertile health
as harmonic balancing nature-spirits
...

Categories: arete, beauty, culture, family, health,
Form: Political Verse

What Politics Should Be

...“A Man alone could never live
For this to achieve, a God must he be or 
A beast”* 

But

Since Man is neither a God nor a beast but 
Rather something in between, who is struggling the one to b...

Categories: arete, men, political, power,
Form: Free verse

Let Me Tell You This

...Before you leave me, my darling,
let me tell you this. When we met,
I was stolen words and borrowed 
phrases. Bruised in colour and wretched

Harsh character, bent on self
harm and ruined chanc...

Categories: arete, death, love,
Form: Free verse

Gifts of God Recited

...GIFTS OF GOD 
Chrestotes chara praotes
inwardly kind,full of  joy
Oiktirmos egratia spoude;
anechomai;
gentle meek;compassionate;
yet in control
Arete, pistis,hupomone
diligent 
enduring with patienc...

Categories: arete, christian, life,
Form: Verse