Ode to Aristophanes
Karl Constantine FOLKES 1935 (Portland)
Come Dionysus, let us entertain our frogs
as we prepare once more the great descent
into our darkened labyrinth.
There, our darkness is our light…
Not haunted by the need for space or time
we find eternal peace
in the company of spritely poets.
Gladly their shades hold court with us
in sweet cavernous bliss.
So let us drink again, and even again
the darkened earthly wine…
savoring its bitter-sweet sap
that nourishes the thirsty soul.
About this poem
This poem celebrates the joy of life seeking to engage the listener or reader in the spirit of carpe diem — to seize every precious moment of one’s life and live life as fully as is divinely possible.
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Written on June 20, 1992
Submitted by karlcfolkes on September 15, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLM |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 430 |
| Words | 76 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13 |
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