Styx Poems - Poems about Styx

morose depressive meet you on the river styx sure said optimist...Read the rest...

The grief of mortals is a passing horror. We gods, who live forever, saw far more. Conceived in burning chaos were we few; Beyond the pain of mortals what we knew. And I, who suffered more than mortals may, Conceived...Read the rest...

On the bank of the river Styx, Life and death and forever mix, There’s no keeping who its water picks, Say farewell by the river Styx. I lived my life in the land of light, Yet now I cross to...Read the rest...

Hallow’s Eve, when spirits return And on Styx’s shores, a darkness churns Lost souls vanish to the veil Lamenting cries rise up from Hell Omen hangs high in Stygian sky Where witches watch with a wicked eye Eldritch winds whisper...Read the rest...

they met at the bonfire faces lit and lively against this light both looked better after dark we watched the show unfurl they were oblivious to the rest of us drawn to each other like cats to flames alley cats that...Read the rest...

Charon demands us to disrobe Sell your layers for coins Some with less have more to trade Better than becoming chained ghosts Our suits and dresses tie us down Being nude again will be sobering After a year of stripping down...Read the rest...

blood-red skies thunder a dark boat hauntingly moves across flaming seas. 27/03/2023 Hell Haiku Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori...Read the rest...

Our life is as evanescent as the trumpet flower of the morning glory. The merest chapter in the history of mankind’s ever compelling story. Various serendipitous ramblings ultimately contingent ‘on quarry; retold to captive audience...Read the rest...

In the shadows of the Montezuma mountains there lies an ethereal river Ancient Greeks knew of it, and wrote legends, many which are lost. She is the River Styx. Where your soul travels beyond flesh death. It is...Read the rest...

A river? ’Tis but my tongue! She rides a current well: Porridge, pills, Never courage, Nor a swollen will....Read the rest...

I stand in the swamp by the riverbank clutching a coin I have stolen as my heart still beats within my breast It is only my spirit that has slipped away to await the ferryman of Acheron Charon who skillfully...Read the rest...

Styx by Michael R. Burch Black waters, deep and dark and still: all men have passed this way, or will. NOTE: According to ancient Greek mythology, the Styx was the River of Death. The dead would pay...Read the rest...

"50 Words for Poe: Styx" Sleep now Your Nepenthe has been taken listen to your dream what you pay alms for requires surveillance this is where she is reached and seen in her dreams she dreams within your dream He whistles in...Read the rest...

Three misfits sought mischief along serenity shore when a boatman slashed through the bluing mist with driftwood oars honed by a river called Styx. They were wild and naive and looked quite aghast for boatmen usually gather the worn...Read the rest...

So often, I went out of my way For others to get their best cut hay And sadly, I became their camouflaged clay Their only comfy sandy bay Their sad melodic sway. No consolation, nothing to admire Jealousy and insecurity still...Read the rest...