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 Apollo’s place
And the city blazed with fire flying
King Priam’s 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
