Rated: K+
| Writing done by Pen15. |
There once was a king
Odysseus was his name
No grief did he bring
A great hero he became
As a child
His father never had any doubt
For he was never wild
Nor did he pout
One day a war was declared
Like no other before
His family and friends had rights to be scared
For this was the Trojan war
To war he went
His loved ones sad
His skills he let
In the war now known as the Iliad
The walls of Troy
An impenetrable fortress
Was broken through with the gift of a toy
By the witty man named Odysseus
Now a new tale has begun
The story called the Odyssey
About the great man Greece depended on
Through his perilous journey home back to his family
With relief i his soul
And the spoils of war on his ships
His home as his goal
He set sail on his trip
Luck did not favour him however
He went straying around the ocean for another ten cursed years
Though he was clever
Even he could not foresee his mother's pained tears
Upon his return
What he saw made his stomach churn
He found his palace ridden
With the evilest of men
With the help of wisdom
And his son now a young man
He reclaimed his kingdom
An old life he re began
This is the shortened story of a great king
Happiness he shall bring
Grief he was brought
Many great lessons he was taught
