oracles in the ancient world
were full of useful knowledge
built on myth from the past
creating prophecy for the future
Pythia most famed of all
she could speak in rhyming
hexameter knew that the empire
Croesus would destroy
was his own. listen hard
to ambiguous words
they might carry meanings
unanticipated by you
were full of useful knowledge
built on myth from the past
creating prophecy for the future
Pythia most famed of all
she could speak in rhyming
hexameter knew that the empire
Croesus would destroy
was his own. listen hard
to ambiguous words
they might carry meanings
unanticipated by you
I love 'listen hard / to ambiguous words'. The half rhyme between hard and words carries that ambiguity and possibility.
ReplyDeleteThe things you don't notice, just do. Thanks Lisa.
Deleteyes, lovely poem - your poems are also filled with useful knowledge :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Efi
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