Aphrodite Poems - Poems about Aphrodite

Tombs begin to bloom like raw, bloodless wounds. Tomes are written with truths of her dead moon’s tones. A keening lunacy keeps the dirges alive, while bones rise out of repose. A degloved hand on the dial hones into...Read the rest...

NOSSIS There is nothing sweeter than love. All other delights are secondary. Thus, I spit out even honey. This is what Gnossis says: Whomever Aphrodite does not love, Is bereft of her roses. —Nossis translation by Michael R. Burch Most reverend Hera, the...Read the rest...

Sappho Translations XIII by Michael R. Burch In these translations the fragment numbers are mostly Lobel-Page. All translations are by Michael R. Burch and should be so credited if they are used in any way, shape...Read the rest...

Sappho Translations XII by Michael R. Burch In the following short translations the fragment numbers are mostly Lobel-Page. All translations are by Michael R. Burch and should be so credited if they are used in any...Read the rest...

Sappho Translations X by Michael R. Burch Sappho, fragment 103c translation by Michael R. Burch … remembering delightful Arheanassa, her laughter lovely as any Lorelei's … Sappho, fragment 76 translation by Michael R. Burch Fulfill? At my age I'm just hanging on! Sappho, fragment...Read the rest...

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 dazzling kings who did such amazing things, first at Troy, then...Read the rest...

Sappho Translations VIII by Michael R. Burch Sappho, fragment 68 translation by Michael R. Burch That was then, this is now! In those days my maidenhead was in full bloom, then you … Sappho, fragment 135 translation by Michael R. Burch Golden Persuasion,...Read the rest...

Poetic Form: Heptastich I am Aphrodite... yielded from sea lather and reached the shores of Cyprus on a scallop's shell, symbol of womanhood and birth I am Aphrodite... Homer sourced me as a girl by Zeus and sea nymph, Dione, and aphrodisiac had influenced my name I am Aphrodite... a cause and...Read the rest...

O beloved chevalier, cloaked in shimmering champagne armor, tonight I long to feel your sultry skin, embroidered with emerald embellishments and twinkling teal topaz, tailored to tempt, veiling these tanned desires. My soul sways to a chained string of...Read the rest...

Temporal incarnation of Aphrodite... induces idyllic reverie delight evoking similar surge, when skirting, and eluding fidelity defining the marital law on par with courting in flagrante delicto. After reading about Greek goddess of love fancy notion woke whereof warmth suffused me snug as...Read the rest...

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...Read the rest...

Regaining communication is just a temporary fix I’ve said everything I need to say yet I want to tell you more Maybe we aren’t on the same pathway in Aphrodite’s mind Maybe you were someone I was...Read the rest...

Wrought by the hands of Aphrodite this tale begun. With sunset glaze and infinite rythem. Had Apollo composed this melody? For this has been my only remedy. This longing can't be quenched now, Not until I've found love. So I wait...Read the rest...

When lotus d u s k s are sequined with a gown of glittery s t a r s ,...Read the rest...

MY APHRODITE THOUGH I DON'T HAVE FLOWERS TO ADORN YOU YET YOU CAPTIVATE ME , THOUGH I DON'T HAVE INCENSE TO PRESENT YOU YET YOU SCENT IN ME, THOUGH I AM A BLASPHEMOUS TO WORSHIP YOU YET YOU MAKE ME...Read the rest...