After
that famous siege of Troy
The
crafty king left for home.
He
forgot one special thing
To
offer up to the mighty sea king.
It
was he that helped the Akhaians win.
It
was he that brought the horse inside the Trojan gates.
He
could have held his special serpent friends
So
it’s only right.
But
Odysseus was quick to forget
And Poseidon’s storms set him out to distant
lands
Where
his party dwindled until
He
was the only one to hang on.
The
sea god’s one eyed son
Made
a tasty meal of some.
Aeolus
gave him a bag of winds
To
guide him home for good
But
Greed had opened it
And
they were lost once again.
Some
men fell under the spell of flowers.
Others
an island witch.
They
faced sea monsters and siren’s song
Forever
battling the sea god’s mighty gale
Until
finally, thanks to the gray eyed goddess,
He
made it home
To
only see strangers within his palace walls.
Disguising
himself as an old beggar,
He
revealed who he was in a competition.
Then
scattered the men
Who
dared to disturb his sacred bed.
Then,
with his loving wife and son
He
retired to his throne
Satisfied
that his duty had been done.
