Poetry Explorer


Classic and Contemporary Poets


MELEAGER


Poems found: 103

HELIODORE [DEAD]

FILL HIGH THE CUP WITH LIQUID FLAME

A BRIDE

A CHILD FOR SALE

A CICADA

A GARLAND FOR HELIODORA

EPIGRAM (1)

EPIGRAM (2)

EPIGRAM: DIODORUS

EROS IS MISSING

FOR A BRIDE WHO DIED ON HER WEDDING DAY

HELIODORA

HELIODORA'S WREATH

HIS ANTHOLOGY

IN THE SPRING

LOVE IN SPRING

LOVE THE RASCAL

LOVE, THE BABY

ON HIMSELF

PHOSPHOR - HESPER

SPRING

THE CUP-BEARER

THE MOSQUITO TURNED MESSENGER

THE WREATH

TO A LOCUST

WRIT IN WATER

ASLEEP, MY ZENO! WITH WHAT WANTON GRACE

DID I NOT TELL YOU, MY SOUL . . .

DOWN THROUGH THE EARTH AS A LAST GIFT

FLOWER-FEASTING BEE, WHY DO YOU TOUCH UPON.

HER KISS IS LIKE THE LIME THAT

I FOSTER A LOVE FOND OF PLAYING BALL. IT THROWS.

I SAY THAT MY SWEETLY PRATTLING HELIODORA WILL SOMEDAY.

I SWEAR BY DESIRE

I SWEAR, I SWEAR IT BY EROS, I

I WAS A QUICK-FOOTED, LONG-EARED HARE . . .

I'LL WEAVE IN THE WHITE VIOLET. I'LL WEAVE IN.

I'M DOWN. STEP ON MY NECK YOU SAVAGE GOD, WITH YOUR HEEL.

IF YOU BURN MY SCORCHED SOUL TOO OFTEN, LOVE, SHE'LL FLY.

IF YOU LOVE BOYS AND HAVE TASTED THEIR BITTER HONEY

IN MY HEART EROS HIMSELF CREATED

LAST NIGHT I DREAMED A DREAM

LOVE FED HELIODORA'S FINGERNAIL AND MADE.

LOVE'S NIGHT & A LAMP

LOVE-PRONE ASCLEPIAS WITH EYES LIKE A SUMMER'S DAY.

MELISSA'S BEAUTY IS THE GIFT OF

MIGHT IT NOT BE THAT SOMEDAY IN

MOSQUITO, MAY YOU FLY, A SWIFT COURIER FOR ME.

MOSQUITOES, SHAMELESS AND SHRILL OF VOICE . . .

NOW THE WHITE VIOLET BLOOMS AND NARCISSUS THAT LOVES.

O CRUEL DAWN, HOW SWIFT YOUR BEAMS

O NIGHT DIVINE, MOTHER OF ALL THINGS FAIR

POUR AND SAY AGAIN AND AGAIN AND YET AGAIN.

POUR FOR HELIODORA PERSUASION AND POUR FOR CYPRIS.

SELL IT, THOUGH IT SLEEPS STILL AT ITS MOTHER'S BREAST!

SHE SETS THE TOWN ABLAZE

SHRILLING CICADA, DRUNK ON DROPS OF DEW, YOU SING.

STILL IN HIS MOTHER'S LAP THE BABY LOVE PLAYED.

THAT NIGHT, ITS SLEEPLESS HOURS I'LL NE'ER FORGET

BOY IS LOVELY, EVEN HIS NAME, THOMAS, IS FULL OF

CUP TAKES ITS SWEET JOY AND TELLS HOW IT TOUCHES.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO CROW ABOUT

WHITE VIOLETS FLOWER'

WITHIN MY HEART LOVE HIMSELF MADE HELIODORA.

YES, I'D RATHER HEAR HELIODORA'S VOICE.

YOU'RE SLEEPING, ZENOPHILA, MY TENDER BLOOM. I WISH.

YOUR LOVE, DAMON, IS UNPREDICTABLE AS A SPRING STORM

LENTEN YS COME WITH LOVE TO TOUNE'

LOVER'S COMPLAINT

CLEARISTA

CUPID ADVERTISED AS A RUNAWAY

CUPID OFFERED FOR SALE

EPIGRAM

EPIGRAM

EPIGRAM

EPIGRAM

EPIGRAM

EPIGRAM

EPIGRAM (2)

EPIGRAM (3)

EPIGRAM (4)

EPIGRAM (5)

EPIGRAM (6)

EPITAPH OF A PET HARE

FUNERAL

GARLAND

HUE AND CRY AFTER LOVE

IDEA OF BEAUTY

LOVE AND MUSIC

LOVE FOR SALE

LOVE'S LAST SACRAMENT

LOVE, THE VAGRANT

ON HELIODORA (1)

ON HELIODORA (2)

SATIRIC EPIGRAM

SPRING SONG

TEARS BENEATH THE EARTH, HELIODORA, I GIVE

BABY HARE

BRIDE OF DEATH

LAMENT FOR BION, SELS.

POET TO THE CRICKET UNDER HIS WINDOW

SIREN

ZENOPHILIA



Home: PoetryExplorer.net