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The large, foreboding vessal knows no other hand but I. I clasp the splintered w heel, beneath a balefu l sky. Something is beneath the boat; (why I do no t know) All that I can fathom is the kraken dwells belo w. : : : ancient plays. olis, and I witness the I reach the Acrop with grace. scents the Parthenon A goddess of wisdom ’s fair face baster temple, Athena By an ala uets. ith aramanthine bouq Smiles as I bless her, w : : : . Through a storm I perv ade, beyond the gleam ing sand; I sail at topmast, north ward, to the deep Aeg ean Sea, Until the sirens are left with no sonatas to ass ail me; I find a forgiving harbo r- Onto the glorious m ainland! ric rose, ved, beholding her Do My heart, gravely mo ous repose. lfed in a florid, fountain Is engu ly weak. aves my soul profound The fire of her kiss le not speak. reason- of which I can ial I have visions of celest I see in the distance, spirited, fine and black, A stallion beaming in the sun, awaiting my plea: “I implore, tenacious breed, to saddle your raven back; Let us ride beyond the wind- beside the splendid sea! ” We pass through a viny, trellis-lined portal, Beyond the azure glow of a tall, resplendent tree; We reach the blue dominion of His teeming majestyThe great and stony titan: - Poseidon- The Immortal! Lifted above the worl d, beyond curtains o f time and space, Together we breach The pure, valiant spirit all earthly realms as s of my gallant horse a we ride, nd I Entering an effulgent Witness the quintesse place beside the tide nce of the infinite fly b ; y; We behold upon the Beneath the bronze o billows-a glimpse of f the sky, across the dia heaven’s face! mond shore we race, Increasing the speed o f our incredible pace. : : : : tasies, the crest of topless ecs Rising above ate a glimmerness beyond a glided g We wit shimmerto an ardent, ravishing Blooming in le rubies. ing all kinds of ineffab Contain : : : : . us I ascend, eus, on Mount Olymp And so, like Z d lofty. all that is rapturous an To absorb an ecstasy, e bards who transcend But like all tru e end. irit and my wings in th I relinquish my sp My muse whispers into my ears: “You must return home.” The sunlight disappears, withering on the vanishing foam. Shedding red, the dream is pierced, as if with a rending fork. The beach sheds amber tears, as I beh