Preposterous Eros
Preposterous Eros
by Michael R. Burch
“Preposterous Eros” – Patricia Falanga
Preposterous Eros shot me in
the buttocks, with a Devilish grin,
spent all my money in a rush
then left my heart effete pink mush.
These are poems about Eros, the Greek god of erotic love, lust, passion and desire. Eros was the equivalent of the Roman love god Cupid.
Sappho,
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Categories:
phoebus, desire, love, love hurts,
Form: Epigram
Phoebus
I curled up in your arms and fitted in each crevice,
Turning gently to warm my bottom you slid around my thighs,
Pocketed in your arms we breathed the same air,
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Categories:
phoebus, celebration, passion, sensual,
Form: Free verse
Poems About Eros and Cupid
POEMS ABOUT EROS AND CUPID
These are translations of ancient Greek poems about Eros. Eros was the Greek counterpart of the Roman god Cupid. While today we tend to think of Cupid as an angelic cherub shooting arrows and making people fall in love, the ancient Greek and Roman poets often portrayed Cupid/Eros as a troublemaker
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Categories:
phoebus, cute love, desire, god,
Form: Epigram
Phoebus
The ocean moon as symbol of soul,
divine vapor and breath of whole.
Incarnated in that formidable eye,
to attain the summit seen in that sky.
Ceaselessly twilight unite,
assisting that love affair so bright.
Surpassing human weakness,
falling just short in divine greatness.
By sleep the soul so vigorous,
free from senses
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Categories:
phoebus, 12th grade, happy, humanity,
Form: Ballade
The Strings of Phoebus Do Not Sing
The strings of Phoebus do not sing
And bond of love is useless thing
The bread men need the bread men eat
And Muses murdered with the greed.
We see the dreams and our dreams
are filled with everlasting screams
here is the gnome here is the elf,
Who cares? I guess men want the wealth.
When everything is dust, and wind
takes out
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Categories:
phoebus, allegory, dream, emotions, feelings,
Form: Lyric