Enlil Poems - Poems about Enlil

...He Lived: Excerpts from “Gilgamesh” loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I. He who visited hell, his country’s foundation, Was well-versed in mysteries’ unseemly dark places. H......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...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......Read the rest...

...GILGAMESH . . . Story has it you used your power to run amuck Putting fear into the people, and brides in Unuk So the people of Unuk pray to the sky God Anu To sort out Gilgamesh, without a......Read the rest...

...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,......Read the rest...

...Enheduanna is the first writer we know by name. She created the first poetry anthology and hymnal, circa 2250 BC, in ancient Sumer. She was the daughter of King Saragon the Great. Lament to th......Read the rest...

...Love has a Southern flavor: honeydew, ripe cantaloupe, the honeysuckle’s spout we tilt to basking faces to breathe out the ordinary, and inhale perfume ... Love’s Dixieland-rambunctious: tangle......Read the rest...

...From darkness to light? Vigilante; the hero in a mask I use as my daily improv. I, inanimate to my true self, the once high demon Retiarii Liltingly I glide through the massive crowd unseen like......Read the rest...

... Wounded on my knees, I pray let the spirits guide my way let the light shine on the path let the true story, be told as that let me be your equal, to vanquish the evil that invades our holy ......Read the rest...

...A cosmic clash of epic force Split Tiamet like brittle thread Nibiru hugged its distant course Propelling moons to gnaw and shred Kingu marveled at what was formed Asteroids shed from that vas......Read the rest...

...Not even the shadow of its massive brick walls Stands sentinel over the place where Ur once stood; Gone the sound of trumpets in the banqueting halls, Long decayed the temples framed in fragrant w......Read the rest...