Calypso

inspired by the Goddess Calypso too i just love the name, word.. Calypso nice on the tongue

The seductress Calypso
Siren of the sea
fell in love with a mortal
captive she held he

Odysseus loved her
for a time so it seemed
when he wanted to sail home
she would not him set free

On the Isle of Aeaea
 she vexed  and hexed
used her feminine wiles
magical potions charms
to hold onto to he

She could give him immortality
which also meant death
for the two you see
entwined they be

Trapped on the Isle between
Heaven and The Styx
with the siren Calypso
Odysseus sat longing to be free

In her bed of pleasure
in Heaven was he
tho the Heaven turned to Hell
with morning's first light

As luck would have it Odysseus
was freed
Calypso was lost
like a ship at sea

Tears fell from her eyes
turning the Heavens black
Odysseus was lost
his ship set a-toss

He survived though his ship it
did not
floated ashore with morn's first light

Into Calypso's arms once more he was held
he closed his eyes as she kissed him and said,
" Though I love thee Calypso
hate you I do too seems fate had it's own
plan for me and for thee"

Years past Calypso not aged
Odysseus face changed
just a once non wise sage was he
for he fell for her charms
thinking it would do no harm

Though Odysseus had beat the
Trojans with his wiles he could
not free himself of this sea-witch
Calypso

Seeing him age as she did not
tugged  like a net at her watery heart
for she heard his cries in the night
for his Penelope he did yearn

She lead Odysseus to the pines
said , "you are free"
'what sort of trick do you play upon me"?
said he

"No trick my love you may leave these shores
build a raft go to your Penelope for it is she you adore "
he looked into the pools of her sapphire blue eyes
pulled her to him and kissed her goodbye

Calypso she howled
and blew like a wind
tears fell as rain into the Sea
breathing raggedly she made the winds scream
waves foam
 
Ships tossed and turned
for weeks in the sea as the Ocean swirled
she moaned till long last her tears did cease

Years upon years she sets
on the shores of Aeaea wailing like a Banshee
into the wind for sweet Odysseus

She will see him in the Netherworld one day
though she was the one to capture -
he won in the end
for her heart of shells she has lost
as she sings her sad
Siren's song

Author's Note

just a bit about Calypso and Odyssues
not been writing of late hope someone might like it a bit tho it is choppy and out of tune maybe just bit you can hear Calypso sing her tune

Reviews

[Sweet_pale_cacophony]

The theme you have chosen is very complex..it is often difficult for me to write on characters..mythical specially...you executed it very well..
there is some grammar which is a bit jarring though..fell in love with a mortal
captive she held he..but perhaps it is a pattern of writing i am not aware of..
I do not blame calypso..a woman passionately love always yearns to hold on to her lover completely but it is towards the end that she truly signifies what love is all about..it is to let your lover be free to chose...for choice is the most beautiful tool..that mankind has been gifted.

[An owl on the moon]

Saw the name of your poem and first thought of the music and then the namesake. What a powerful retelling of the ancient story. You melt away the history and give us an intimate look at passion and desire.. fettered or not.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I adore this stanza ............Calypso she howled and blew like a wind
tears fell as rain into the Sea
breathing raggedly she made the winds scream
waves foam

I loved reading these tales as a child. This is excellent Chloe

[Quinn Blackburn]

a good take on this bit of tragic love ala Odysseus. wonderful wordcrafting!

[Vanessa Rico]

AHHHHH! I adore mythology! Whenever I read the Odyssey, I always felt for Calypso. She fell for the man she could never truly have! How many women do that today?? I know I was guilty of that too! Poor Calypso trapped to that island because she only wanted to support her father, Kronos, like any other doting daughter. This was truly beautiful and has inspired me to write a short story about it! You are getting a 100 from me!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I love Calypso...poor lonely soul. And she stays hot while ya grow old huh? hmmm Anyone got her address? lol "Who cares if she's a witch...hey, Ain'T they all?"
...Bugs Bunny

[MuSe Ampoule]

Powerful write on mythology and love. Humanity's struggle between everlasting, immortal love and death, wants and reality. Very well done.

[Ladysue]

Chloe, this was magical and read easily and wonderfully...you wrote this very well with excellent imagery and knowledge...very well done..

[SpokenWord]

Excellent and I like this pic too. I like this story it goes with if you love someone set them free if they return then good if not oh well. LOL No your poem was much better than that!

[Tha Wind AKA VERBAL OX]

very well laid out... it kept my interest and its flow for the entire piece...
seductive and light, gave it a feeling of a un-supspecting cool breeze on warm day.
lovey write again... soothing for the eye's and the minds ear


one love

[Gomer LePoet]

The Arkansas traveler has once again captured time in a bottle with this piece. It is cool to read work about the classics. more of this, more of you is needed here.