Short Olympus Poems

between me and poetry
     there is an olympus of chimera
         that I often visit in soul...

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Albedo feature
An edifice of great height
Is Olympus Mons




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An enterprising young boy from Memphis
Made it his goal to climb Mount Olympus
Short-legged in stock
He fancied a smock
And he couldn't round up a consensus.

May 29, 2021...

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I awake and see soldiers,
In golden wings.
Guiding me home to Olympus,
Where we call home.
Cleansing my soul once again.
Entering the gates,
I am welcomed,
By Zeus and the Gods,
Welcoming all Warriors home....

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Muted pylons
with frayed collars
Rusted like Copper
with past Trips to Goa
This and that marvellous memories
on Olympus OM2 SLRS
Mighty escapes
from youthful dalliances
Aged without permission
Now old acorns
educating new students...

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Bare back
Sweet dermal fells
Sublime landscape, rare traveled
Olympus, shamed soft, shapely, supple
Tender esses slide to warmer, wilder climes
Delightfully dimpled, seductively swayed
From tresses to recesses ...
Succulent....

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Deity of Greek myths
Descendent of Great Zeus
Demeter birthed this son
Dwelled on Mount Olympus
Divined as god of wine
Devoted to vino
Drama enthusiast



March 4, 2022
Greek Mythology Contest
Sponsored by Joseph May
checked with howmanysyllables...

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Big yellow buses, on days when it rains,
Olympus for chips, then waiting for trains,
Long summer evenings, with walks in the park,
Town Hall, tall chimneys, a Jack Russell’s bark,
Open front doors, red brick, cobblestone,
Nice to be back, always glad to be home....

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*Image of Mount Olympus by Pixabay.

Wedding Top Mount Olympus

Daintiness gauges in the light
Harmonia illuminates the Hall
Aphrodite and Ares delighted
Cadmus finagles an approach
All of Olympus in observance.
~Elysium shines~

2022 January 26...

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Thundering down Olympus
Treads Ares 
The battle master
Ashen 
Piceous clad
Against midnights cloak
Returning human spirit
To the heavens
For upon drowning
Within his crimson gaze
Do we understand
That in faith
Lies divinity



Note: In Greek mythology Ares is the God of War....

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No beliefs except the unworthy,
A thuggish frame without a mind
Growing reeds with his father's seeds,
No thoughts except the unkind.
Idle Prince on wicker Olympus,
Stroll down and inherit your Earth.
The risen dead may come and see
The King of human stock,

While he slinks stinging,
To another room,
A Cinna....

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In a land far far away,
When there were Kings and Queens,
Knights and Maidens.
Remembering peace in a land,
Where all was good.
Camelot was magical.
In the kingdom of Olympus,
Hidden in the clouds,
Guarded by Zeus,
The King of all Kings.
He was rarely seen,
But always heard,
When thunder and lightning,
Danced across the skies....

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There are many mysteries to where fire
came from; some say it is from Olympus,
stolen by Prometheus; others from the Sun,
by Ra’s fiery chariot, while others say it is from man’s
ancestors. Well, the one with the upper hand is the one
who discovered the flame of love, which hurts
the soul, when it is put out; the only fire
that can do so….....

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ODE TO THE WINTER SUN
Who could believe what we have seen
It is a sun in winter what a rare thing

In the open we run to with our camp bed
You have relieved us for we were cold dead

How glorious and beautifully this day you rule
For you have finally set in Olympus

How often shall we see you O! Fairy ring
Before your full show at summer and spring...

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Pendragons these Titans dieties de facto herculean portent shores Poseidon's
Neptune her Olympus their oracles and Othello ? Robin redbreast genesis his sherwood
Forest knights of love's, round table time as Ganymede; to bear this cup ? Germane the goddess....
Angelus red it's wine a passage her ghost writer she, his lady Guinevere; fairytales lore de facto, dreams....

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Come to me Achelous
river without tears
Carry me distant
away from my fears

Direction is onward
Olympus bestows
 Hermes in orbit
directing the flow

At home in your waters
whose currents surpass
Defining my history
from first to the last

Your torrent unbridled
the eye of the storm
I drift in your motion
—alive and reborn

(Dreamsleep: October, 2022)...

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The Dog's Fun with Grandma

My daughter's dog is in love with me?
His dish like, excited eyes seem starving.
But over my legs he goes balmy licking, 
Oh, that ~Olive lotion from Crete!

My legs are ambrosial popsicles to him!
That pooch cannot for hours stop licking.
Oh, that divine exuberance, from the sprit of Mt Olympus ~
Olive lotion from Crete!

Panagiota Romios
4/2/2019...

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Gods and goddesses of Olympus.
Hear me, especially Athena.
You are the goddess of good fortune.
I am losing at this craps table.
I am right alongside the ocean.
Perhaps great Poseidon will help me.
I’ve lost so much money in this place.
Father of the seas, a tidal wave
won’t be a bad idea right now.
Wipe the boardwalk of these evil dens.
Send all of those bums right to Hades.
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ENDLESS WINTER

There’s a big to do
On the high Olympus Mount
He in charge of spring
Has wandered off    taken wing
And the wild snow piles higher

Zeus is so angry
God Winter rages uncheck’d
All is ice covered
Wife    Hera scolds day and night
Athena shivers    a fright

A search is begun
Have you seen spring anyone
And at last he’s found
Sleeping in some Shangri La
A land of eternal sun...

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You mere mortals I have told repeatedly.
We gods and goddesses on Mt. Olympus
want to be known by our true identity.
I have already approached you about this.
I’m the moon goddess; “Artemis” is my name.
Perhaps Helios should consume you with flame.
If I hear any of you call me “Selene”,
I will have to do something very obscene.

Robert Pettit for Nette’s “Into The Mood of Imagery” contest.
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The spirits of the West hearing the voices,
Of the many in pain go to their aid,
Helping them to battle the,
Evil within their mind.
Their bodies have been ravaged,
With the wars they have endured.
Their journeys have been many,
And the roads that have been,
Paved are home and freedom.
Their throne in Olympus will be,
Honored with their presence,
As conquering heroes in the name of Ares,
God of War....

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While listening on his cosmic phone
He caught the words 'Olympus blown'
A newcomer, being shown around
was guided there by way of sound

" she's listening " Archimedes found
to steps been laid upon the ground
Sir Isaac, while upside down
gave Albert a turn
saying "change that frown!"
Kelvin's finally finished his cup
and our dearest Tesla...

is about to wake up!

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.
it's a matter...
of transmutable...

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So recently the birds have flown, there are still feathers in my hair. Slip into day across the vast oceans, surrounding golden autumn maple trees high above Mt Olympus beholding the Gods at their best. Thru clouds in Alpine jungles to tents in hills on land. Sparrows to the gallows where the hangman plays games but never too old when we are all out of danger, if at all that we see and all that we must slip into day for a lifetime....

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Tethered to my youth
When all the days were golden
Life was so easy
Living on Mount Olympus 
No fear,  I was immortal.

Insidious age
Youth is no longer fettered
That boat has long sailed
But seas I navigate now
Are calm, filled with memories.


Tethered to a Moment
This or That
Poetry contest
Sponsored 
by
Edward Ibeth


Image by Jplenio Pixabay...

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Mars, what I wouldn't give to journey to that beautiful planet  
A rover and a helicopter has already been but humans, not yet   
Reflecting its own beauty, it has its own gran canyon.     
So I hope I can see it one day alongside the Olympus Volcano
                                         May 13, 2021
                                       Planet Poetry Contest
                                        Sponsor: Matt Caliri...

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