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

"Iliad I - Iliad II - Iliad III - Iliad IV - Iliad V - Iliad VI - Iliad VII - Iliad IIX - Iliad IX - Iliad X - Iliad XI - Iliad XII - Iliad XIII - Iliad IV - Iliad XV - Iliad XVI - Iliad XVII - Iliad XIIX - Iliad XIX - Iliad XX - Iliad XXI - Iliad XXII - Iliad XXIII - Iliad XXIV"

"Iliad X"
 

  X

book ten

    King Agamemnon

talking with his brother well aware of the situation

proclaims, "Tactics,brother! Tactics that's what we need

now, you and I both, and cunning tactics too!"

"We better find a way to shield and save

our men and ships.

The forces have turned against us.

Zeus's heart, mighty big heart is set on Priam's kids."

Just look what Hector does,

I have never seen or heard of a single man

wrecking so much,

so much havoc in one day except Rambo,

who is not due to appear on stage till later,

two thousand seven hundred human years later.

"How come Zeus's grand-grand-grand-son dismantels

so much armor and single handed mows

rows and columns of our soldiers?"

Menelaus asks in a high pitched voice,

licking his slowly heeling wounds.

Agamemnon answers,

"Tactics, cunning tactics or a miracle or both we need!"

Agamemnon thinks,

"I could use a dose of what the swan got from Leda"

considering all options he sends

for one of the prized virgins

          kept under lock

                      on his ships.          

<>:&

...tactics...

"Iliad I - Iliad II - Iliad III - Iliad IV - Iliad V - Iliad VI - Iliad VII - Iliad IIX - Iliad IX - Iliad X - Iliad XI - Iliad XII - Iliad XIII - Iliad IV - Iliad XV - Iliad XVI - Iliad XVII - Iliad XIIX - Iliad XIX - Iliad XX - Iliad XXI - Iliad XXII - Iliad XXIII - Iliad XXIV"