Best Sisyphus Poems

Sisyphus. The Might.

Death now humiliated, 
chained by mortal king,
will you remain with the dead ?
No. This is not yet your realm.

Sisyphus. The Craft.

Hades now outraged, 
outwitted by mortal king,
do you yet deceive the dead ?
Yes. Such remains your realm.

Sisyphus. The Hill.

Zeus, now intercede,
chastise the mortal...

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Sisyphus wished to overcome the death,
This the gods did never like, the myth says;
It's hence they decided to take his breath,
In ways other than the very death plays.

They gave him a big boulder, the myth reads,
To carry it from the foot of a hill;
To its...

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i work hard, Sir 
and well, Sir
but you said 
it was not enough

So i worked harder,
Sir
still well, Sir
but you said it 
was not enough

So i worked faster,
Sir 
and longer, Sir 
but not so well, Sir
and my kids forgot
my face.
To my  disgrace, Sir
you said the...

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Each day I spend a little time with my friend Sisyphus in the morning,
He tries his best to give me advice or at least to offer up a warning.

He can tell by the way I work that sometimes I spin my wheels,
Trying hard to get...

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Tis quite a beast of burden to bear atlas (shrug off not allowed)
Atlas shrugged an impossibility
tantamount to skinny dipping in the lock nest lagoon

Tantamount to shrugging Atlas off mine bony, 
   ill suited, widower wizened shoulders, 
would take naked fat chance in Fountain...

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Sisyphus would hardly stop
even on the mountain's top.

Volodymyr Knyr
2017...

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I scale a mountain high
Sandals on feet propel me toward the sky.
Breathing thin air through thin nostrils I sweat and try
To minimize being battered by the razor winged fly
That scalps my beard and the lashes of each eye.
Honestly, with each heavenly step I try
But stumble,...

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In September knights are rambling around the streets.
Forgotten heroes in the wrong season
Search for their hunted castles
on a wet sand.
Rain is washing out all those promises
summer has spread, is cleaning each illusion,
With colorless tears of Heaven.
In September mountains are growing higher
And seas pulsate around melodies...

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hard worker being
he really wants that ball
horn stuck on the thorn
happy like the Sisyphus
hill that heap a sound of stones...

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Sisyphus 

He rolled the boulder with his burdened shoulder up that treacherous summit
Tricked in hubristic self-righteousness again and again he thought he had done it

We engage in similar madness regardless of whether Gods punished us somehow
or we simply can’t fathom another journey on the path...

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7:01 ~ this isn't any fun.
7:02 ~ but what can i do?
7:03 ~ the gods have it in for me.
7:04 ~ i can't stand this anymore.
7:05 ~ i am dead or alive?
7:06 ~ how did i get myself into this fix?
7:07 ~ why am I...

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I only wanted to cry so that I could cry out to you.
When I cried did you hear me?

I needed to speak so I could speak your name.
Did I speak clear enough for your ears?

I strived to walk so I could walk to you.
When I...

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I am
King Sisyphus.
Known as noble and great
Why such jealousy among gods?
They wanted my great doom.
Hence the trial
Boulder!

I am
King Sisyphus.
I carried the boulder.
I proved I am greater than them.
They were so astonished.
I felt better.
Bolder!

I am
King Sisyphus.
I say, win over death.
Keep your mind, spirits united.
Overcome all hurdles.
Give...

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Sometimes Sisyphus may be envied amain
by long lean spell sufferers, no less.
Because at least he could time and again 
enjoy his euphoria near success....

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By any river, all the waterfalls,
Every scene of life, we toast the stars.
we run and we sing, with passion in heart
Just like Kurt's guitar: broken apart.

Shrinking the world, borders go away
In this fantasy, we'd better stay.
Mind strong words, that set us free
Freedom is key, for...

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