Sunday, October 21, 2007

From the Iliad

Book One
1.
all birds
............set them together

....................beside
.......the heart.
.
2.
I will not give back
.
do not make me
..
3.
smoke
.............sat down
..
and addressed them:
..
4.
his two eyes
.........you said
...................for the sake of
.
.............................truth
..
5.
enough
..
go back
and pile your heart
.....................above all
.
love
.
6.
I myself
.....am
................the heart
,
............within
......................mind and spirit
.
equally
...........for no man
.......................turned about,
.
eyes shining.
..
7.
in words
let go
your heart
..
8.
to hear all this
.
you and in my time I
..
...........once
......................again
......................in the earth
..
9.
made
given
..
............every
.....................thing
..
..........................your thoughts
.................................fight
............in words
.............................beside
.............................the water
,,
10.
a word
.............in his own heart
..
my sight
..............to be taken away

..
if ever
..............ruinous heart
...........................perish.
..
they walked back
in sorrow
;
11.
everything
....................made
..............................out
..............................of
..............................gold
..
above all
the heart
.
12.
may all
................the tears fall
..........................weeping
..
...........your life is
......................brief
......................thunder
..
13.
heaped
.............in his arms
..
their hands
......... arms
..........voice:
..
.......................you listened
,,
14.
spread
..
scattered
.
.....................his heart
......................................in
................................the tall sky
..
15.
she
speaks of
..............these things
.
he spoke
.
...................these two
...................................shining
spoke
to your heart
..
16
in the morning she
.....................and
..............................I
..
you are always full
....................my heart
...............................in silence
...................unconquerable
.........................................in silence
to bring comfort
.
17.
He spoke
..
...................the sun
beautifully
...............sweet
..........................the light
built a house
........................of
..................................gold






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