incantation Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Two singers in different dreams Attempt to wake sleepers, Do songs match. Which tears of time weigh More those Falling from the artist or Soldier of war. Shadows on ships On Greek water, lyric songs carried Across waves. Stories on Land in oral form. Homer held Storm between his Hands to reap it's excavation and To see his sleeping form In a dream, his face reflected In the tears of time-he whispered Stories. Did the closed eyes Of Zeus reveal themselves In the winds blowing in from The sea to a blind story Teller, wings without shadows. Route to Leda's shifting Form, Greece Homer's Queen. Hidden knowledge of Hellenistic Astronomical theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry A Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Such an interesting and inspiring poem, one which brings history alive in the best possible way, the most poetic way. Facts, details matter but here, you capture the spirit and make it shareable. A quite remarkable achievement/poem. Amidst all the terrible news in these times, you give the human struggle nobility; and that is comforting. For perhaps humanity will someday be more than the sum of all its failures. Thought-rich, intense with substance - the achievement of this poem; and the only way free verse can be more than the general flood of mediocrity contemplating navel-lint. I would leave out the words 'Do songs match'., because you immediately follow with 'which tears of time weigh more...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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