Odysseus How?

Over three thousand-five hundred years ago There was a story that was always told How a man fought wars and defeated foes And traveled for twenty years. How strong, how bold? Many miles that hero went Going to Troy and the Aegean Sea Sleeping in hulls of ships and war tents Fighting by Achilles. How scared were thee? He tested the gods like Apollo and Poseidon He only wanted a voyage home again But the sun-god’s heat, the sea-god’s triton Made it hard for him. How to win? He built a mighty Trojan Horse And put thick wax on his ears The journey was long and coarse It cost many friends. How many tears? He returned home with happiness hidden Only recognized by man’s best friend And his wife blocked suitors and had them forbidden He returned to his wife. How did it end?