Long Delos Poems
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Callimachus English Translations IICallimachus English translations
For Gail White
To the Cup-Bearer
by Callimachus
translation by Michael R. Burch
Decant the wine then toast "To Diokles!" Nor does the beautiful boy Achelous touch his hallowed ladlefuls. So beautiful the boy, Achelous, passing beautiful,...
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Categories:
delos, beautiful, boy, death, flower, light, sea, wine,
Form:
Free verse
The Goddess of Blessed RedemptionThe Goddess Of Blessed Redemption
She gave me a foundation of love's pleasures
complete with wondrous bountiful measures
she a gentle goddess of golden hues,
swept this heart away, vanquished all its blues.
From a verdant forest spring she arrived
relieving...
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Categories:
delos, art, beautiful, imagination, inspiration, mythology, passion, symbolism,
Form:
Rhyme
Social Status EffectMiscommunication, is fabrication of reality
When actually it’s a matter of perspective.
She was a standout, with a name similar to yours
With pure intentions, painful convictions but losing to her own dispositions.
Deprivation of her moral mentality structure...
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Categories:
delos, deep, high school, internet, love, pain, spoken
Form:
Dramatic Verse
OrtygiaHow long I’m standing here on Ortygia?
Remain motionless
under the hot sun.
Looking like a marble kouros
with broken hands.
I search the wind
for the cool breeze of Aegean,
the sweet smell of Delos...
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Categories:
delos, art, history, holiday, places, political, travel, me,
Form:
Lyric