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Astarte Poems - Poems about Astarte


Premium Member Ishtar's Invasion
...In Sumer land, you first appeared. A potent god, both loved and feared. Queen of Heaven, joined to its lights. Moon your father, Sun your brother. Venus was your symbolic star. You were too, a......

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Categories: astarte, betrayal, corruption, dark, evil,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Easter Sunday
...EASTER SUNDAY Spring goddess Eostre--Astarte--Ishtar Hares, rabbits--Middle Eastern pagan Spring ......

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Categories: astarte, celebration, easter,
Form: Free verse



The Exaltation of Inanna
...The Exaltation of Inanna: Opening Lines and Excerpts by Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon I of Akkad and high priestess of Inanna loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Lady of all d......

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Categories: astarte, faith, god, light, religion,
Form: Free verse
Lament To the Spirit of War
...Lament to the Spirit of War by Enheduanna (circa 2285-2250 BCE) loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch You hack down everything you see, War God! Rising on fearsome wings you r......

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Categories: astarte, allegory, analogy, conflict, death,
Form: Free verse
Earth's Oldest Love Poem
...The Love Song Of Shu-Sin loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Darling of my heart, my belovéd, your enticements are sweet, sweeter than honey. Darling of my heart, my belovéd,......

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Categories: astarte, desire, love, lust, sin,
Form: Verse



Premium Member Ante Bellum
... “ANTE BELLUM” BEIGEBest served where it can’t be seen On Stirling Silver platters With redruM narcotics Deliver......

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Categories: astarte, america, bible, corruption, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Addictive Ampoules Annihilate After Alluring
...amphetamines acquaintanceship assuages agonizing aches also advocates amorousness assiduously activating admiration aggressive attacks assault afoul affable affinity and affectionadumbration ......

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Categories: astarte, 10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Alliteration
I Am But a Poetry God
...Who would date a poet? And have her name grow, As a garden's eden history, Have her lips comply with ink that smear'd, Ears breed on a poultry of recitations, A fun-fare of words abridge. ** M......

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Categories: astarte, confidence,
Form: Epic
Premium Member Goddesses
...Freya, Maria, Gaia, Sofia Isis, Astarte Kali and Parvati Always it seems They haunt my dreams Staring like tigers in my night With demanding love And no expectation But to see Her The......

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Categories: astarte, beauty, love, lust,
Form: Triolet
Portrait- It Is She Who Triumphed -Part I
...Portrait: It Is She Who Triumphed Arabic Poem By: Saad Al-Hajji* Translated into English By: Inaam Al-Hashimi (Gold_N_Silk) =================== At first, she was hiding And holding her breath, In ......

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Categories: astarte,
Form: Prose Poetry
Expose of Passion
...You ask me now to sum the beauty in sun's eyes And make of love the distinction that love despise And all figures come only to my praise of the gift God gave to Adam, when he unreplenished, adrift Mi......

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Categories: astarte, nostalgia, passion, beauty, longing,
Form: Lay
Prized Paradise
...Word from dream, the act of becoming, then woman From Eve to Anat, the rib dribbled on the sand Love and worship from dust of conviction life's promise claimed And we from altar to grave turned, woun......

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Categories: astarte, nostalgia, passion, god, women,
Form: Verse

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