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Plato TranslationA Poem by Michael R. BurchGreek epigram attributed to Plato, translation by Michael R. Burch |
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Sappho TranslationsA Poem by Michael R. BurchSappho, fragment 155loose translation by Michael R. BurchA short revealing frock?It's just my luckyour lips were made to mock!Sappho, fragment 156loos.. |
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Athenian EpitaphsA Poem by Michael R. BurchThese are epitaphs placed on gravestones and monuments by the ancient Greeks in remembrance of their dead.The Seikilos Epitaphby Seikilos of Euterpesl.. |
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Diotimus translationA Poem by Michael R. BurchStripped of her stripling, if asked, she’d confess:“I am now less than nothingness.”by Diotimus, translation by Michael R. Burch |
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Simonides TranslationA Poem by Michael R. BurchPasserby,tell the Spartans we liehere, dead at their word,obedient to their command.Have they heard?Do they understand?by Simonides, translation by Mi.. |
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Leonidas of Tarentum TranslationA Poem by Michael R. BurchBlame not the gale, or the inhospitable sea-gulf, or friends’ tardiness,mariner! Just man’s foolhardiness.by Leonidas of Tarentum, transla.. |
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Takaha Shugyo translationA Poem by Michael R. BurchOur life here on earth:to what shall we compare it?Perhaps to a rowboatdeparting at daybreak,leaving no trace of us in its wake?by Takaha Shugyo, loos.. |
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Anacreon translationA Poem by Michael R. BurchAnacreon(circa 582-485BC)was a Greekpoet who is remembered today especially for his drinking songs and erotic poems. He is included in the cano.. |
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Parmenio translationA Poem by Michael R. BurchBe ashamed, O mountains and seas: these were men who drew valorous breath.Assume, like pale chattels, an ashen silence at death.by Parmenio, translati.. |
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Caveat SpenderA Poem by Michael R. BurchCaveat SpenderbyMichael R. BurchIt’s better not to speculate"continually" on who is great.Though relentless awe’sa Célèbre C.. |
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Sappho fragment 22 translationA Poem by Michael R. BurchSappho, fragment 22loose translation by Michael R. BurchThat enticing girl's clinging dressesleave me trembling, overcome by happiness,as once, when I.. |
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Epigrams IIA Poem by Michael R. BurchBrief FlingbyMichael R. Burch“Epigram”means cram,then scram!Midnight StairclimberbyMichael R. BurchProcreationis at first great sweaty rec.. |
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Epigrams IIIA Poem by Michael R. BurchSpeechlessby Ko Untranslation by Michael R. BurchAt Auschwitzpiles of glasses,mountains of shoes ...returning, we stared out different windows.Conform.. |
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Pain drains meA Poem by Michael R. BurchSappho fragment 58loose translation byMichael R. BurchPaindrainsmetothelastdrop. NOTE: This is a translation of an ancient Greek epigram written by t.. |
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Your lips were made to mockA Poem by Michael R. BurchSappho fragment 155loose translation by Michael R. BurchA short transparent frock?It's just my luckyour lips were made to mock!NOTE: This is a transla.. |
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Eros the Limb-ShattererA Poem by Michael R. BurchSappho fragment 130loose translation by Michael R. BurchEros, the limb-shatterer,rattles me,an irresistibleconstrictor.NOTE: For Sappho of Lesbos, Ero.. |
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Sing, Lyre!A Poem by Michael R. BurchSappho fragment 118loose translation by Michael R. BurchSing, my sacred tortoiseshell lyre;come, let my wordsaccompany your voice."Quoted by Hermogene.. |
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Majrooh Sultanpuri translationsA Poem by Michael R. BurchMajrooh Sultanpuri translations of Urdu poems into EnglishI’m like a commodity being priced in the market-place:every eye ogles me like a buyer&.. |
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Meleager translationsA Poem by Michael R. BurchMeleager translationsMeleager was a Greek poet who lived circa 140-70 BC. Meleager is most famous today forThe Garland, an anthology he compiled from .. |
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Epigrams IVA Poem by Michael R. BurchEpigrams by Michael R. Burch |
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