Athens Poems - Poems about Athens

...I took a chance and made some calls, cause home Was on my mind. I knew late 2021 that things there Wern't going fine. Of the calls i made one was to this Guy, by the name of richard beks, editor o......Read the rest...

...When the wheels of time move and the birth-death cycle ceases Piercing through perishables Atman gains permanency. Dharma (righteousness), Artha (values), and Kama (eases) Lead to mirthful Moksha ......Read the rest...

...My midsummer night’s fantasy? Lysander’s lady, Hermia. Now there’s a rare bird. I picture her barefoot in the mist-veiled night Wearing just a fairy garland and a gauzy flowing cloak. She’s a te......Read the rest...

...10-31-23 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Three Legged Table Above the polished face of the petite gueridon A crystal chandelier sparkles in dreamy hues A......Read the rest...

...If you judge food with the quantity put before you Then my first choice will be the Victoria Hotel*. On Sunday lunch, food is too plentiful, makes you blue. There we will eat so much it will make ......Read the rest...

...I did not post a poem yesterday… I’m sure some of you were concerned…even though nobody inquired…. to set your minds at ease…I didn’t forget…I am not sick…nor have I retired… It wasn’t from lack......Read the rest...

...We’re (Lisa and I) back in Athens Georgia (hometown USA), where it’s the halcyon days of summer. The south used to be the home of summer heat - not anymore. Now everyone has their little ‘heat domes’......Read the rest...

...as i began to understand Virginia Woolf her voice from a room of her own i realized i was upon a mountain she had exposed the molehill it was the dirt soon revealed a tunnel entering it opened a......Read the rest...

...NOT JUST ANOTHER WALK IN THE PARK After biscuits for breakfast at Mama’s Boy…an Athens, Georgia landmark we decided to walk off our calories with a stroll through Dudley Park. Dudley Park is a......Read the rest...

...Often times I wonder if I may have missed a greater calling or purpose in my life. As a young man I was frivolous and non-sensical when it came to asking the most important questions: “Why am I ......Read the rest...

...Dear friiends those who first read my poem i left an important line out in the donkey story The first dance after our wedding, Was absolutely exciting, intoxicating, My darling whispered in my e......Read the rest...

...Utter brainless nincompoop in this poem heretofore addressing I wanna be forever free and clear from mortal anguish, and need more than a blessing - I need a miracle worker after confessing beh......Read the rest...

...[Characters: Thomas, Jesse, Mark] In a small town of Athens, Thomas and his disciples served the town well, with their Wisdom and Knowledge, by helping out the less fortunate, feeding the homeless......Read the rest...

...You can travel to the pyramids. Or Tutankhamen’s tomb. Gaze upon the Parthenon. In Athens, I presume. Eat your lunch on Jungfraujoch. Or Paris, for a start. But nothing stirs the senses Like j......Read the rest...

...Wind god Boreas- god Of Winter and North Wind Swept down from cold northern mountains of Thrake He blew Cold icy gusts Of breath from bloated cheeks- Hair and beard spiked with ice, wide mo......Read the rest...