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The Lament for Icarus
by T.J. CarverSon of Daedalus, why sleep you so?
The nereids weep and drag you shore.
What Icarian dream tempted you so?
the nereids weep and drag you ashore.
Merciful Hyperion melted not your wings,
Yet you fell into Poseidon's realm.
Your beauty matched only by your spirit,
Yet you fell into Poseidon's realm.
You failed to heed your father's call:
Fly not too close to the sun.
A successful escape marred by tragedy:
Fly not too close to the sun.
The nereids weep as they drag you ashore,
Broken, do ye rest at the foot of Olympus?
Merciful Hyperion melted not your wings,
Broken, do ye rest at the foot of Olympus? 11/11/2003 Author's Note: Inspired by Draper's Lament for Icarus. A wonderful painting, it inspired me instantly. It's the only actual work of "art" that I hang in my room.
Posted on 07/14/2005
Copyright © 2025 T.J. Carver
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Maureen Glaude on 07/15/05 at 02:27 AM very effective structured poem. I like poems inspired by art when they're this good. |
| Posted by Dave Fitzgerald on 09/29/08 at 10:51 AM Congratulations on POTD! I liked this read, thank you. |
| Posted by Joe Cramer on 09/29/08 at 04:17 PM ... an excellent write... congrats on POTD!!! |
| Posted by Meghan Helmich on 09/29/08 at 06:33 PM congrats on POTD - this is an appropriate lament. |
| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 09/30/08 at 04:21 AM Excellent and eye-catching poem. I like anything about Greek mythology. Congratulations on POTD. |
| Posted by LK Barrett on 11/07/08 at 11:26 PM ...very Greek...I can hear the chorus of minor voices, wailing the words...lovely. |
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