Hypnos Poems - Poems about Hypnos

A born grace seeks duty, Aphrodite isn't shade, Apollo's gift of sight, A Freudian vexed deems, Athena shrewdness lair, Also defeated dread, Ares symbol of war. Syllable count: HMS Written: February 20, 2022 Greek gods Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Joseph May...

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The story of the world is an absorbing dream. Though longer than our lives, it sometimes feels as brief As our own rapid days, whose swiftly flowing stream Bears memory downstream: a light and helpless leaf. Our minds grow ripe with age and urge our hearts to leave The cradle of our youth for more alluring shores, Yet—late...

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Oh Hypnos lord of all the lands of dream, Whose slumb’rous breath weaves eyes with poppy leaf, And whose sweet lullabies mortals relieve Of throes, and shields them from the evil scheme Of Phobetor who roams around the world at close of eve, Oh Hypnos, phantom o’er...

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The west wind is cruel It appears to stir curtains When I close my eyes O Hypnos rush to me with Morpheus and Thanatos....

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Sleep has become a thing of fear, the Darkness is so frightening here. Uncertainty creeps over me- am I awake, or still asleep? Do I exist just in a dreaam? Sleeping makes me want to scream. No longer does it bring me rest, to me, it is to much like death. My soul's unsure as what is real, a terrifying, dark Ordeal. On sleep I...

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