Thursday, January 1, 2004

Odysseus' Fate Comments

Rating: 2.7

Through horrors of land and horrors of sea
Bereft and wandering, Odysseus,
God-fearing wretch, sought Ithaca;
Unfaltering, he plunged into the gloom of Hades;
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Konstantin Nikolaevich Batiushkov
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Danuta Glendenning 16 September 2006

A very touching poem showing us man's attempt to reach the golden gate of heaven, only to find that all endeavours has been in vain. There is heaven outside us.

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