Sappho Translations IX
...Sappho Translations IX
Sappho, fragment 17
translation by Michael R. Burch
Hear me, Queen Hera, as your delightful festival nears,
you to whom the sons of Atreus performed vows,
those dazz...
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Categories:
redoes, god, heart, men, prayer,
Form: Free verse
Poet's Dilemma
...The poet's dilemma,
is not just find
the correct rhyme ...
Yes, it is not writing.
poetry...!
Writes and then rips,
Redoes and rips again ...
Rewrites and is not satisfied ......
What an agon...
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Categories:
redoes, allusion, poetry,
Form: Prose Poetry
Love's Ubiquitous
...I know Death will someday set my soul free:
yet the thought of dying overwhelms me.
There's no guarantee of what Death will bring:
and the end of life is a scary thing.
Hate and love ex...
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Categories:
redoes, 12th grade, death, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Inventiveness
...creation, inspiration, philosophy, spoken word,
INVENTIVENESS ©
Philosophical prophecies do go down---
But lose ground recruitment when congested….
And curtail...
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Categories:
redoes, creation, inspiration, philosophy, spoken
Form: Verse
The People Chain
...People are people and that can’t change
Unless someone comes and redoes and tames
The new person that the person just made
becomes a person who will just fade
And that person tries to catch a ...
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Categories:
redoes, people, people, people,
Form: I do not know?
Passing Time
...Life is like an hour glass
glued to the table
as time slips away
memories begin to fade
There are no redoes
The hour has passed
The sand keeps flowing
Life keeps on going
So hold your head h...
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Categories:
redoes, life, time, time,
Form: I do not know?