The Magic of a Timeless Legend
A Golden Shovel Poem to Homer's The Iliad
Of all my nights of fear and rage
Calling out to the hope goddess
Hoping she will sing
for me- Hoping for the
eternal lesson of courage and rage
So I sit and listen to the mythical magic of
the amazing hero Pelius’
legends of a father who caused the death of his son
without even knowing that a fatal Achilles
heel could be so murderous
Causing so many to be doomed
Because who knew that
an apple of spite could cost
Many lives of the
the heroic Achaeans
in the story of countless
years With no losses
in the prevalence of time A story hurling
throughout the ages and down
into my hands To
change the lives of the house
of earth Where so many of
the people fight death
and experience so
much fear While many
can remain sturdy
and call for something great to save their souls
About the Creator
Caroline Katko
My name is Caroline Katko and I live in Kentucky. When I'm not writing or doing school work, I enjoy riding and competing with my horses!
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The Odyssey = Scripture to me (huge fan of Athena). The Iliad is a timeless wonder. This poem really made me feel something deeply inside. Thank you for honoring the gods 🦉🐎