Homer poured, in thousand wrote.
Distant lands with swords smote.
Hate and fate spelt siege of troy.
Famous made by wooden ploy.
Feigning training unheard beast.
Slogs to spurn Palamedes’ feast.
Not Infirm mind yet scatters salt.
To seeing eyes sows the fault.
Ithaca’s reynard, fated king.
Ached for worlds, sea wave wing.
Machiavellian sly-boot, on the rail.
Rough hand ale; hung desolate sail.
Galling nerves hath tied to mast.
Tamed the surf, ebbed fury past.
Roaring tempests take to task.
Therein glory constructs to bask.
Decades done in wrath and whim.
Tumultuous waves on journey grim.
With morning vigor, onward race.
For slighter mortals set the pace.
Lesser men doth labor disgrace.
Labor disgraces no mans face.
Enticing sea nymph hid a seven.
Deathly grief in years to tavern.
Calypso naught in years wrench.
Counsels Hermes a livid wench.
Lent an ear and came to terms.
Closeted deep in vengeful germs.
Olden done yet grasped the bow.
Penelope ends her memory row.
Ithacensian wooers, done to woe.
Saw him string and ate the crow.
Suitors of Penelope were be slay.
Drew Odysseus, came the day.
Poorer than Irus, shalt who be?
Soul who bequeathed to the lee.
Swindler him, that done to dust.
Clutching blade in heart thrust.
Enigmas, puzzles Joyce’d spun;
fair sages amid, had poking fun.
(Islamabad)
(June 14,2009)
Roman misspelling… Ulysses
June 16 is celebrated by Joyce's fans worldwide as 'Bloomsday' and is commemorated by activities such as academic symposia, re-enactments and readings from Ulysses…this is my humble rendering of a niche of the Odyssey by Homer
http: //www.online-literature.com/homer/odyssey/
http: //www.online-literature.com/james_joyce/ulysses/
Ulysses is one of the greatest literary works in the English language. In his remarkable tour de force, Joyce catalogues one day – June 16 1904 – in immense detail as Leopold Bloom wanders through Dublin, talking, observing, musing – and always remembering Molly, his passionate, wayward wife. Set in the shadow of Homer’s Odyssey, internal thoughts – Joyce’s famous stream of consciousness – give physical reality extra colour and perspective. Though Ulysses is widely regarded as a ‘difficult’ novel, this fresh and lively reading shows its comic genius as well as its great moments of poignancy, making it more accessible than ever before
We all enjoy pieces based around myths and Homeric studies. This is a great one.
Even Odysseus, the son of wrath, might be feeling happy after reading your this humble homage, reminds me of my literature days :)
doc, this should be treasured as a piece of classical poetry...trust me!
hello sadaat! ! ! this is very well done indeed! ! ! hey you know what i read the sinhala translation of Odyssey and Troy when i was at grade 5, well those days my English is only good enough to read Enid Blyton stuff, .... enjoyed them very much those days, ...i like legendary works.....this is all great too.... as for Ulysses and James Joyce...at school james's joyce's short story 'Araby' was set for our study, ..it was from his work 'Dubliners'....well that's the only story i v read of him... it s good...yet i sort of a don't like the style that much... u know i m still in to marvel comics..lol.... yet when we discussed the story in the class..it became a really interesting and thought provoking one and i still have the effects of it cause that story deals with the maturation and the growth of a character...some one like me actually, i m still immature.. anyway enough of joyce and homer.... now speaking of Sadaat Tahir... i ll humbly say he is a great, versatile poet too, cheers Shan
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Thanks for bringing the ancient greek mythology to attention, knew nothing about the 'Bloomsday' An interesting write! Cheers!