Grand Canyon [89
Un-thought of, undreamed of,
I was now flying over and through
The Grand Canyon, shadows of
The plane blocked out the sun; so
I could see its depth, its ripples
And as we ascended I could see
Over the desert as my eyes drifted
Across the wideness of the canyon;
A lilac sun beamed its filtered air
Onto my face, as I look out its
Porthole: civilization loomed
Back behind me, in Las Vegas;
I grabbed a slice of the moment,
Back in 89, for you, and this rhyme.
#1349 5/17/2006
Troy:
And the Kennels of Hell [a poem
All the hounds of Hell came to watch the battles at Troy
Agamemnon, King, perched with fangs three miles away
Achilles sang as he killed Hektor for glory.
Red eared; red eyed and death drenched in blood;
Trojan Paris, Queen Helen was the cause.
With blazing arrows, spears and merciless swards,
All vultures battled this wrenched war
And Troy fell to the Hounds of Hell;
Odysseus hiss came from the wooden horse
And all doors were opened to Apollos place
And the city blazed with fire flying
King Priams temple sank with Apollo;
They bear their load of misery in Asia Minor.
#1348 5/15/06
Historical Note on Troy: in 1996, I went to Troy, in Asia Minor [Turkey it was a magical moment, even though it was a decayed looking site; discovered by Heinrich Schliemann. The land where Troy sits on dates back to Neolithic settlers, perhaps to 3600 BC, and the gateway, at Troy dates to 2900 BC. I walked on it; the city was sacked nine-times throughout its history.
See Dennis' web site: http://dennissiluk.tripod.com
Author:: Dennis Siluk
Keywords:: Poetry and Commentary
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