Sunday, February 16, 2014
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'A certain man has been abroad for many years; he is alone, and the god Poseidon keeps a hostile eye on him. Then after suffering storm and shipwreck, he comes home.'
Aristotle's Summary of Homer's 2nd Epic
In my mind's eye I see
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7/29/2025 10:02:31 AM # 1.0.0
In my mind's eye I see Odysseus, the king with empty hands, stand by the great ship glowing with his riches and legend. I was captured by the opening, magical lines of the first stanza which set the scene magnificently of this homecoming, healing journey. i read on, fascinated with the unfolding of your poem and was stunned with the final stanza. Beautifully penned Daniel :)
I enjoyed writing this poem. It has a musical quality I wanted and I cut out passages that didn't have the melody I sensed. O worked many stanzas over and over, but curiously the last stanza you like came whole, no effort needed, as if the goddess spoke