Odysseus, Poseidon: the Final Confrontation Revised Twice
...My friends all dead, Poseidon's gaze falls last
Upon me, broken, clinging to a raft,
He low’rs his fist, and shatters present, past
And future… now a yards-long broken shaft
Is all I have to save...
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Categories:
polyphemus, adventure, courage, god, hero,
Form: Sonnet
The Odyssey Pantoumimed - I
...Priam's pride to history's dust consigned
Our Gift of Horse had done it's deed
With spoils of war, exulting, we unfurled our sail
Twelve ships set hopes to land on Ithaca's shore
Our gift of ho...
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Categories:
polyphemus,
Form: Pantoum
The Odyssey Redux Part I - From Trozan Shores To Aeolian Isle
...Now gather around, ye lusty lads, a tale I'll tell to thee
Of jealous Gods, monsters and ill-fated men who sailed the sea.
My tale is set in hoary times when fickle fate was by divine decree.
Then...
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Categories:
polyphemus, adventure, fantasy, myth, mythology,
Form: Epic