Zeus or Poseidon
ghost ship struck lightning rough seas
It still stays afloat
flippant great white was turned into a peninsula by Poseidon.
others protested on her behalf, but she was happy about it;
now she would be immortal
people would visit her for centuries.
her relatives faded away, or died one at a time.
she remains Shark Rock, a favorite of children.
Poseidon was a god who loved to Dream;
he, unlike his older brother Hades, and younger Brother Hesus,
began to dream of the World of Oblivion
With his head held high and his bra strap held over his chest,
he would imagine and dream of mermen living under the Sea.
His pores would flatten and his pro maculate discord would ripen
He was, as I would believe, a Vestal Virgin whore, as he masturbates
with those who presume to know him from every angle like his brother, Hesus (Zeus') possession of the mythological, Gandymede and Osiris.
Oh, how many bottomless pits of the ocean did he fathom, did he fathom
Did he uproot, did he uproot?
Rough churn ocean delivers her in dignity
Innocence paints in peach, lustrous Venus
Scallop swaps out pearl for Spring felicity
Implores warriors enter her restful nucleus
Never swept by squall of zephyr incessant
Guardian horas of orange grove bless her
Froth pop in scallop separates her calves
Regenerating mer manger cradle naivety
Offers primavera infant influenced charm
Muse of newness heralds erudite Mercury
Transcendent shed tail maid rules tranquil
Hails bay pleasant placid beside Poseidon
Enchantress of ocean, cove bliss thankful
Swathes of honey inhabit hips of sea siren
Enigma captures canvas Campaspe nubile
Anadyomene imagines baptism birth fertile
Rising From The Sea
21st December
Praised as God of the sea
Powerful lord of earth
Possessions came his way
Pushed the land to cause quake
Pitched the weapon trident
Perhaps made of fish spear
Proud father of winged horse.
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February 26, 2022
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Contest : Greek Mythology
Sponsored by : Joseph May
Powerful water-god
Paradigm of Neptune
Pride of seas and oceans
Protects all seafarers
Placed as lord of horses
Paired to Amphitrite
Put as god of earthquakes
Feb. 24,2022 6:18pm
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6/6/6/6/6/6/6
Greek mythology
Contest Judged: 3/8/2022 3:21:00 PM
Sponsored by: Joseph May
Place 1
Metal, blood, and mascara
Half sunk a shattered visage lies,
A wrinkled lip, a sneer of cold command,
Of boundless and bare
Along the level, sands stretch far away.
the imagery of night, snow, virginity,
lipstick on cigarettes,
cars trapped in the snow,
dingy white sheets, and the chosen few ….
I still drink cider and black
Metal and blood and mascara
Of sackcloth and ashes
Black eyelashes
Blood and hot metal
Half sunk a shattered visage lies,
The ruins of a half-god
Eyes stare wide all along the sands
In a White House on a foreign shore.
Metal, mascara, and methedrine
A half shattered visage die
A wrinkled lip, a sneer of teeth
and leering eyes
Of boundless bare thighs
a hollow sun flares
Along the level,
as the sands stretch far away.
Ode to Ramesses in Poseidon depths lie…
Planet with blue azure as the color
Orbits are elliptic and distant from the solar
Satellite here larger than the dwarfs is Triton moon
Equinox occurs after four score years soon
Inkling of diamond rain is seen which is quite quaint
Dominated with ice as sun rays are unduly faint
Over here is the great dark spot which is too odd
Neptune is the planet named after the Sea God
imagine
what fantastical wonders
besides the fish
swim in realms of oceans deep
with fantails that swish
when the full moon is glowing
like a treasure chest of shiny gold doubloons
and starlight brightens the sea
mermaids will be found
smiling as they dance in rhythmic reverie
their giggles create bubbles
in pearlescent hues
while the scalloped scales
on their tails
gleam in shades of greens and blues
aquatic maidens
Poseidon's lovely daughters
twirl and pirouette
beneath crystal clear waters
their haven
lies near a tropical shore
may they reign
there forever more
January 10, 2021
Suzette Prime Contest
Sponsored by: Emile Pinet
Cronus would never be defeated, or so he thought.
Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon a lesson taught.
Zeus took the sky, Hades the underworld, Poseidon the sea.
Poseidon became father of floods, hurricanes, storms, all three.
He somehow also grabbed up horses, which seems a stretch.
But this is Greek mythology, thus a teensy bit of a far-fetch.
The Romans borrowed the legend, renaming him Neptune.
They threw in some extra ideas, waxing and waning of the moon.
Atlantis was the island of Poseidon’s thoughts and his domain.
He annihilated his enemies, to his brother Zeus he was a pain.
Hades hid in the underworld, not a part of the competition.
Homeric hymn of Poseidon’s adventures was a wonderful rendition.
If you hear the horsemen coming from the storms above
Get out of the way quickly, for it is Poseidon’s love.
He takes no prisoners, still furious about the blinding of his son.
Lightning is Odysseus, his most hated foe, enemy number one.
The old gods were aliens
Imparting knowledge from the sun
They built the ancient wonders
and once again they'll come
Tonight I'll climb the fence
at the temple of Poseidon
I'll be waiting
While the world is sleeping
- Tomorrow I'll be gone
Amphitrite pretends death
floating gently
bobbing in the aquamarine waters
Their gentle cadence both sooth
and reassure her
the best contender possible will be along shortly
Her meditations continue
as she waits for the
next prince
To pull her out of the
water, to be mesmerized by her
charms, so he will provide her with
what she needs.
Totally confident her father
will give provide
one who measures up
and can give her the
nymph crop she deserves.
Lightning illuminated who orca saved
It was Poseidon of course
Lean, tanned, muscular, god of the sea
The lesser gods shook with envy
and the sea goddess smiled,
hoping they might be his
chosen tonight.
The azure skies were pleased as was
the black of the water and rhinestone stars
Awed by the sight of both the orca and
Poseidon, the father god of the Baltic Sea.
Both ready for whatever came their way
with a strength usually unseen but graced
by a flash of Zeus’s own thunderbolts tonight
The goddesses sighed.
The immortal wind wakens, blows and whispers
to the wynd of trees as they are wickedly uprooted
and move in confusion across the countryside in complete chaos.
Their roots scornful and unbelieving uplifted from unrest
and upheaval from their unyielding ground.
The water spans and stand, bend, and rise as Poseidon,
the god who watches with wild wonder the sea;
lift up its waves and waver and waives a forcing force
hold in mighty waves against the sand.
Then, all comes to a calm as the land sits silent from its fear
by the water's edge.
4/4/2019
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A wynd is typically a narrow lane between houses
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 had pursued me; rage and fear
Had made him stupid, and the splintered beam
I grip, I thrust into his open maw
“Poseidon! Next, he dies, or you redeem
Me from the sea, and from dark Hades’ craw!*”
Then falls a sudden calm… Cyclops is gone
I swim to shore – ‘tis Ithaka, at dawn!
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*In the Greek legend, Polyphemus, the Cyclops, was said to be the Son of Poseidon
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2/12/2019
Submitted for: Movie Magic Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Gregory R Barden
Movie: 'The Odyssey', Character: Odysseus
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