Odysseus Poems - Poems about Odysseus

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 sacred gods that read from a scroll? I sail the seas and wander afar, ...

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My friends all dead, Poseidon's gaze falls last Upon me, broken, clinging to a raft, He low’rs his fist, and shatters present, past And future… now a yards-long broken shaft Is all I have to save me from the sea, I choke and spit, and swim for shore -- ‘tis near -- Then find the Cyclops swimming after me… Though blind, he...

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"Odysseus and The Siren" There he is like Odysseus bound to the mast of his ship cursive words dispatched through aether to the somnolent nodding in their stock he avoids full brace the Siren’s enchantment a song that sings his internal compass towards her she commands and swiftly ignites the St Elmo's Fire burning in his mind she is a mused and...

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THE ODYSSEY; HOMER Perhaps,He'd been dead,caught at the claws of the sea: The Akhaians had loan him to the whales,a meal. The battle of troy weighed,threw him out of balance, Cowardly rugged he'd given in,no longer stance. Perhaps he'd journey along the route of Pylos, Or zeus(father of all gods and men),had bethroted him to the Harlot. Suitors bewitched by penelope's beauty, drenched...

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Does true love is worth waiting for? Where are you my Odysseus? For love and eternity I will be yours, I will love thee for my whole life Will see no one but you as my true love… My heart will wait for you to come Even 20 years may past, I will never run For your love I will...

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The night is dark, and in here it is darker still I try to sleep, but in vain, for my heart beats so fast Some can rest, and others are standing guard Ready for the battle, ready for the light of day. A man that I barely know; is sharpening his sword so slow I hear and feel the slide...

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Troy, The Defeat, Odysseus Punishment Apollo, the archer-god, was quite unfair Slew Eurytus for a vain archery boast Mortal lives he had so very little care Sending Greek ships sailing to the coast Helen of Sparta, beauty beyond compare face that launched a thousand ships She of perfect face , body and hair Paris stole this prize on his epic trip Mighty hosts of...

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(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! Urge firms glory, urge frames action; Love of country, love of duty; Yield to vain sire, yield to grand thought; See siege and fire, see plan and plot; Sense raging...

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Over three thousand-five hundred years ago There was a story that was always told How a man fought wars and defeated foes And traveled for twenty years. How strong, how bold? Many miles that hero went Going to Troy and the Aegean Sea Sleeping in hulls of ships and war tents Fighting by Achilles. How scared were thee? He tested the...

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Odyssey of Odysseus Odysseus or Ulysses The man was angry at the kick he felt it in his heart they had moved the beggar rude away from fire. He lay his cloak aside and astonished the nearest suitor with his young appearance the muscles rippled on his chest as he picked up his bow the...

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