Aphrodite Poem by Barry Middleton
Aphrodite
who were your lords of birth
did you rise from the sea
wherever love is born
is still a mystery
one man may never hold
the Lady of Cythera
the embrace is but a truce
lovers await her glance
the favored Adonis was slain
murdered by a beast
and here he doth lie
in a bed of pale anemones
men cannot shun the goddess
though she brings war
though her kiss is death
her beauty entrances
on the full moon of equinox
in spring we worship her
with offerings of flowers
and with an apple's kiss
Mythology has always intrigued me. The goddess of love n beauty has an endless fascination. A very interesting poem.
Aphrodite was beautiful but rather promiscuous - a real heartbreaker. But because of their beauty, men are always drawn to a beautiful woman. Glad you like the poem.
Fascinating for me the refference to Aphrodite and Adonis.Beautiful combinations of present and mythical past.
And be carefull, they can be deciphered in many ways.Like the Sisyphus myth.The way I presented it is for first time presented. You may use them the way you want.The ancient tragodians were those who made the mythsin ancient Greece there was not any cast of a certain crergy to responsible to secure the faith to them. Hence tha the freedom to eastablish democracy.You can not establish democracy under Theocracy.
Glad you liked it. The thing about ancient myths is they always seem to tell a story that is forever relevant.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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I like this poem that provides a man's perspective on Aphrodite, a beautiful and powerfully promiscuous woman, who used all of her virtues to achieve.
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