Best Horae Poems
Venus EnvySome say Zephyros blew her off
They say she was a newborn being welcomed
Others assert Horae furnished her clothing to hide her shame
Well, I can see and I have my own theory of this work
All that she wanted was a few squares of toilet paper!!!!...
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Categories:
horae, funny
Form:
Free verse
The Gods of SummerI looked through all my words
and oh, how absurd
I couldn't find a single one
about Summertime!
The time of Amon and Ai is coming you know,
even though I have mixed feelings
about skin peelings
and heat to take a breath away.
Summertime is for children
to splash and run in bare...
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Categories:
horae, sea, seasons
Form:
Free verse
HeliosHalo over his head
He had piercing, fierce eyes
Had children, some unknown
Heralded much like Zeus,
He rode across the skies
Helios was a fierce competitor
Horae, goddess he wed.
Written February 24, 2022
especially for "Greek Mythology" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Joseph May
syllables checked by HMS...
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Categories:
horae, god, mythology,
Form:
Pleiades
Zeus's ComplianceThey thought so confidently that wintry brief days
would be over soon if Horae only agreed to appease;
and although they constantly pleaded with deep eagerness,
she wouldn't grant their wish but remained frozen by silence.
They should have asked Zeus: he was the god of each limitless sky!
He...
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Categories:
horae, allusion, betrayal, desire, heaven,
Form:
Rhyme