Ulysses Or Odysseus

(Dedication: For Demetrios Trifiatis) Troy and sure war, Trojans and Greeks; Report mad flaws -- rouse warriors' peak; On for ten years, on both sides dwell; Yes tear for tear, yes death did well! Urge firms glory, urge frames action; Love of country, love of duty; Yield to vain sire, yield to grand thought; See siege and fire, see plan and plot; Sense raging seas, sense warring ways; Etch destiny, etch faraway; Sacred code free, sacred code slay! One decade's scheme, one decade's stray; Reach for war themes, reach for home sway. One brave man knows; one brave heart grows; Dare siege bold war, dare wood horse show; Yes far from kin, yes far from home; Struggles seek win, struggles find roam; Seek warrior's end, seek journey's rest; Endless this blend, endless this quest; Unleash wise sense, unleash clear scan; Succeed suspense, succeed ascend. Ithaca prompts, Ithaca sighs; Trust warring romps, trust homeward cry; Heed the musings, heed the warnings; Apt questioning, apt answering; Choice brought your here, choice takes you there; Apply good cheer, apply heart's care! Calm and stern poise, calm and brave flight; Apply sure voice, apply fond sight; Love takes you where? Love brought you here? Live your harsh fare, live your prized spheres; Survive trials' glare, survive life's tears. Yes shrewd and brave, yes calm and clear; Opt tact that saves, opt plan that steers; Use fool and knave, use con and cheer! Home floods your heart, home calls your face; Offer pure art, offer sure trace; Mind what you find, mind what you meet; Effort you bind, effort you greet. Hero of fate, hero of old; Echoes unbraid, echoes unfold; Realms of Greek yore, realms of Homer; Old tales before, old times yonder. Leon Enriquez 13 Mar 2014 Singapore