Achilles Had A Little Heel After Mary Had A Little Lamb Poem by Jonathan ROBIN

Achilles had a little heel,
its skin was white as snow;
and everywhere Achilles went
its twin was sure to go.

His mother dipped him in the Styx
held by that little heel
henceforth Achillles bones soon picks -
scarce kept an even keel.

Greeks followed him to war one day;
quite playing by his rules;
he made the Trojans weep and pray,
to see selves seem such fools.

Of yore before fair Carthage shore
was met by Myrmidons
he tore Telephus, left wound sore -
or so say Oxford dons.

His troops were ordered to withdraw
withal though Troy destroyers
were winning war till Nestor saw
some sought Appollo's lawyers.

They sat in Council, Calchas claimed
his child from Agamemnon,
Chryseis kidnapped but King [t]aimed
Briseis, Achilles' leman.

Achilles' anger far and wide
was famed - a fatal flaw -
eternal legends since abide
of home_ru[i]ns galore.

It's G[r]eek to me how he could fling
his wrath from coast to coast,
fair Amazons his arms could bring
to grief, reefed Hades' host.

Patroculus his armour wore
successfully in song,
till Hector tore him to cold slaw,
Haephestus' trappings done.

One day an arrow turned him out,
transfixing sole so near,
soul lingered restlessly about
till Pluto did appear.

'Why'd Thetis love Achilles so? '
schoolchildren eager cry;
'Why, mothers love their lambs, you know, '
trained teachers must reply!