Homer's (the blind man's) poetry as seen by the waiter

"Iliad I"
 
 

Vacationing along the stretch

of sandy beach

in view of the walls

of a town world-famous as Troy,

the godlike Achilles questions King Agamemnon:

"Why would any Argonaut soldier

want to obey your orders,

why would one want freely and gladly

do your sailing,

why would one want to fight your enemies?"

Achilles has no gripe

with the Trojan soldiers.

Achilles knows they never stole

his cattle or his horses

as he is looking at

the endless miles that he traveled,

economy class,

through stormy seas, controlled by Poseidon.

He and the men who follow him,

try to please Agamemnon,

they fight for him the King

to win his honor back from them Trojans.

Yet now Achilles is angry

as Agamemnon threatened to strip

him of his prize — the girl he had fought for

long and hard, the one the sons

of Achaea had handed to him.

And Achilles knows his time is limited

therefore he just like all mortals

craves pleasures now

and not in future time.

He knows unlimited futures on earth

are available only to the gods who

prescribe to such an On-Line-Service,

which he does not.

So anger is festering within

wanting instant gratification.  

True, somebody kicked

his foot the wrong way, it's not the heel

which hurts the most...

...but further up it does.    
 
 
 

 
  {}-:  
  Sophia