Book Two, Part One
.
1.
Now
night
.........in his heart
.
in words
..................no longer
..............................his words
.
a cloud of
.................horses
.
................................so numerous
.
2.
far away
.................the flowing
.
.........................................city
.
...................................in your heart
.
3.
the flowing
.........................city
.
...........................no longer
...........................within your heart
.
4.
flocks
of
men
caught in
..................cities
.
..................numbered
..................counted
..................allotted
.
.................................one to
.........................................ten
.
so I
...........who live in the city
....................have rotted away
.
5.
the
.......wind moves
.
...................and men shout
..............................to the
...........................................sky
.
6.
no longer
each
voice
.
.........throwing
.....................words
.................................in anger
.
7.
forever
............the shrill noise of
.
...................................words
.
8.
I tell you
.
............strip away your
...............................howling
...............................tear-drops
.
...............................speak
.........................................again
.........................................to
.........................................his heart
.
9.
years
.........curved
....................and empty
.
gathered
.....................under
...........................the shining water
.
.......................................the leaves
.
10.
he spoke
.
..................and poured
................................words
.
........................................in
...........................................to
.
...........................................running
...........................................blood
.
11.
you
......spoke
.
..............the city
...........................has given me
.
...............................................words
.
.....................................................and each man
.....................................................separate
.
......................................................but
......................................................never alone
.
12.
no more
....action
.
13.
she swept
...............the
....................forest
...............the mountain
......................the birds
.............................the meadow
.
.........................into
...............................a milk pail
.
14.
you
........only the rumor of
.
.....................................a voice
.
15.
the
earth
.
.........the arrangement of horses
.
16.
the sea
.
.............the swarming
.
...........................lovely
.....................................city
.
............................his heart
............................her lamentations
.
17.
he
.
......the voice
......without memory
.
.................the heart
........................trembling
Thursday, November 1, 2007
From The Iliad
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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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