Inanna Poems - Poems about Inanna

...Tiny and fearless, a lifeless black stray Last bought with death arose Strength came into the day She held firm, but death was close Given no nourishment or love By the one who gave her life Se......Read the rest...

...In Sumer land, you first appeared. A potent god, both loved and feared. Queen of Heaven, joined to its lights. Moon your father, Sun your brother. Venus was your symbolic star. You were too, a......Read the rest...

...A new type Of spell summons the chaos from order thru demonic language, To speak of wisdom thru portals between realms for us to respectively acknowledge. The message is clea......Read the rest...

...The Moon as a Metaphor for Your Mouth by Michael R. Burch When I was closest to love, it did not seem real at all, but a thing of such tenuous sweetness it might dissolve in my mouth like a lo......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...

...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...

... “ANTE BELLUM” BEIGEBest served where it can’t be seen On Stirling Silver platters With redruM narcotics Deliver......Read the rest...

...For the accountant, the librarian, on this cold day there is no revelation. He will go his own way to the roar of the tinnitus in his ears. About our war what is there to say. Yesterday a flock o......Read the rest...

...Are you the Aphrodite of the Greek tales Or the Artemis who admirers drooling sent? No, for Aphrodite had her little flaws And Artemis the fortunes of Orion bent. Nor are you the stunning star......Read the rest...

...There lives with-in, a grande dame fair, goddess of many talents rare. Yet, humble in her own shy way, she weaves her words without delay, beyond compare. You might just think she lives to writ......Read the rest...