The Iliad of All
A third of stars and thousand ships
Sank unto both Sea and Sky
And from the Eye
O'er watching each
Nigh pen equipt to script
The sadness of
And tear that fall
From ships so tall and Angel's Hell
A poet be
A frightful cog
To manner and men -
Of iliads
And if beseeched by eternal woe
By crimson Demon
Or frigid stall
All manner and men
Cast dispersions on
The Goodness for -
Whom loveth all
Author's Notes/Comments:
A lot I tried to tie together here - hope it was somewhat suffucient. The dispersion is an ancient concept from the Bible (Genesis) and the epic poems of tales of neverending hardships. As the King of the Jews was thought to disperse His peoples from the far reaches of Heaven to cast the word - The suffering of a tribeless bands From the beginning of sin throughout the sins we commit daily I turned (as we all do) to casting dispersions on God for our troubles. And the sins keep on countin - giggle The last line is a mention of hope and the ideal "He loveth all" - Samuel Coolridge (Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner)
