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

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  XXIV

book twenty-four

  Apollo is watching

with great interest the same war and horror show

as the other gods.

Yet Apollo is angry he had lost some bets,

he should have known better

than to put money on Hector

which was much like buying ocean front properties

in Arizona. Yet to make matters worse

Apollo is appalled by how Achilles treats

the cadaver of the noble Hector,

and on top of all, Apollo does not forget

how Achilles flipped him off earlier on the road.

Apollo has his own plans and a drive by shooting is not excluded.

The gods agree that Priam deserves

to have his son's body returned.

Hermes himself guides Priam

to Achilles' camp unharmed by the Greek soldiers.

And the gods stand by Priam old and gray

as he pleads to Achilles

for the return of the reamins of his son's body.

Achilles knows he went too far,

that the gods demand Hector's return.

He has no say in this matter,

no choice but to give in.

And he knows the sniper Apollo will not miss

the heel he is aiming for, his heel.

The Achilles heel.  

...Rom & Ram

"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"

07/06/08