Ithaca Poems - Poems about Ithaca

...AN ILL-FATED ADDRESS Being on holiday in Athens was truly the best 21st present my parents could have given me, stayed with my granddad, felt great, I traveled on my own, no more an adolescent.......Read the rest...

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

...*Reserata Carcerem XLVIII* Sate jolting jungle 'n enclosed pen; nosy nature's yawn gulped 'n' reeled rents, bruised business time leases sucked spells - apt alakazam writ ñ lone's breast. Yo......Read the rest...

...Far away from these antique moors, I hear your voice call for my soul and carry me to Ithaca's doors! Can echoes from you divinely toll, commanding me onto bright shores like sacr......Read the rest...

...Imagine Earth itself to be just another Troy, from which, after having raged In countless battles from Tyre to Megiddo has not been conquered, only aged And now, having defeated the Spartan race, d......Read the rest...

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

...For ages, probably for prolonged ages They have been waiting for the ecstatic pearl Collages of pomegranates in bends and edges Are on the toes to get into the whirl For ages and ages ......Read the rest...

...The silver lining has taken its root off the shores, Ithaca, known for its valour, Its existence, a mirage to many Swords and sitars are bravehearts' game Whose side shall your armour fall fo......Read the rest...

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

...Now gather around, ye lusty lads, a tale I'll tell to thee Of jealous Gods, monsters and ill-fated men who sailed the sea. My tale is set in hoary times when fickle fate was by divine decree. Then......Read the rest...

...Sunday Rose A poem about enriching your life with the love of your partner-in-life, inspired by Ancient Greek Wisdom As I walk quickly upon the steep mountain pass I find you searching though t......Read the rest...

...Your apparel wraps-up my frame today, Apparel not, it’s you circumnavigate My form as if through metamorphosis. The textile you, stir my cells Through pan-frame activities tactile But alsa! The ......Read the rest...

...O muse ... the lauded poet Homer called to Odysseys 'cross time enthralled please tell the tale of warriors lost of Troy's fall, of heart and of pride. 'cross the vellum pressed, Homer cried. "......Read the rest...

...(Dedication: For Demetrios Trifiatis) Troy and sure war, Trojans and Greeks; Report mad flaws -- rouse warriors' peak; On for ten years, on both sides dwell; Yes tear for tear, yes death did well! ......Read the rest...

...Ithaca New York 1969 And all the leaves in all the trees along the gorge that led to ......Read the rest...