Best Ithaca Poems

So once again, with grim countenance, the ship sailed on with all bemoaning their woes
Till calm seas prevailed, with balmy sun, sweet zephyr song, they came to Helios' shores.
Helios, calm god of the day, smiled upon the lads, gave of his land free rein, but...

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Dis feeling 
Such a rustic smell! 
Nostalgia fills the belly. 
Authority sapped; energy reborn. 

Familiar faces gone! 
Crashes cum clashes not found! 
Excesses can't be curbed
For in this mess,  I swallow its stone. 
Friends, Kins - I long for them presence 
This desire is...

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Far from this antique bay and moor,
     your plaintive voice sung for my soul,
and lifted me to Ithaca's shore.
     Can longing's echoes loudly toll,
and invite me to your front door,
     like gods that...

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As you set out for Ithaka
hope your road is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.
Laistrygonians, Cyclops,
angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them:
you’ll never find things like that on your way
as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
as long as a rare excitement
stirs your...

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