Book Eleven

School's 

Football 

Players, led

By quarterback,

Strode immaculate 

Onto field, set to prove

Themselves against away team.


Zeus

Allowed

God/goddess

Interventions,

One urged Aineias

To confront Achilles,

Whisked away by Poseidon.


Cars

Bearing 

Alumni

Arrived, parking

At angles on lawn,

Navy blazers, Oxford 

Cloth shirts mirroring the boys. 


Off

Fields, third

Form runners

Blazed ahead, deaf

To coach's plea to 

Not sap their strength early,

Older boys stayed with the pack.


Mist 

Lifted,

Aineias

Gone, Hektor, warned

By Apollo to

Draw back, Achilles speared 

His brother, Polydoros.


Corks

Popped, fresh

Mimosas:

Vintage champagne 

Poured in crystal, spritzed 

With fresh orange juice; hunt

Enthusiasts sipped Bloodies.


Sun

Blinded

Away team's 

Soccer players,

Gusts diverted balls

Passed between themselves, home

Goalie stopped penalty kick.


Words

Spoken,

Hektor launched

Spear, Athena 

Redirected it,

Achilles charged Hektor 

Thrice, Apollo shielded him.


From 

Grandstand,

Offensive 

Drives toasted, each

Tackle applauded,

Referee whistles cheered,

School's head given ovation.


Trail 

Narrowed,

Runners' arm

Swings restricted,

Shoe toes landed where 

Backs of heels had lifted,

Sweat permeated tank tops.


At

River,

Achilles 

Went after those

Fleeing, thrust his sword 

To kill until waters 

Were clogged with blood, dead bodies.


Most

Recent

Graduates

Out-of-place, when

Relegated to 

Sidelines, watching the games

Instead of playing in them.


Lithe,

Fourth form

Boys converged,

Dribbled soccer

Ball deftly, skirting 

Once offensive linemen,

Heavier lift across field.


Swept

Away 

From Trojans 

By Skamandros,

Achilles cried out,

Hera sent Hephaistos,

Whose flames burned bludgeoned corpses.


Guest,

Local,

Debated

Hunt's right-of-way

Across school acres,

Seeing embodiment 

Of sportsmanship, or carnage.


Fleet

Footed,

Third form pair,

Kept cheek by jowl, 

Jostled position 

Approaching finish line,

Unwilling to concede inch.


War

Tested

Goddesses,

Athena knocked 

Back, Aphrodite's 

Breasts punched, Hera boxed with

Artemis, over mortals.


Flush

Funded

Investor

Veered from football,

In cheap shot, cornered 

Trustee, Wall Street partner,

Grandstanding his opinions.









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