Book Two

Knees

Behind 

Starting line,

Palms on mat in

Front, elbows against 

Sides, feet pointed back, butt

On heels, eyes fixed straight ahead.


Ship

Arrived

In Pylos,

Athena coaxed

Telemachus, son

Of Nestor greeted guests,

Shared feast honoured Poseidon.


Paired

Boys made

Snap judgements,

Who should straddle 

Whose legs, grab, was strong 

Enough to lift partner,

Duck between legs without touch.


Right 

Knee on

Mat beside

Opponent's right 

Knee, left foot behind 

His feet, left arm around 

Waist, chin on back, elbow grasped.


Host's 

Questions 

Answered by

Telemachus,

Nestor spoke of split 

Between Menelaus 

And Agamemnon at end.


At

Whistle,

Top wrestler's 

Hold tightened,

Hand grabbed bottom's right 

Ankle, lifted it up,

Bottom struggled to break free. 


Grab

Left wrist

Around waist

With left hand, pull 

Opponent's hand loose,

Keep control of the wrist,

Then bring left knee up to stand, 


Fates

Pronounced:

Orestes

Avenged murder

Of Agamemnon 

By Aegisthus after 

He seduced Clytemnestra.


Pile

Driven

Face down, your

Wrist handcuffed, yanked

Across to his right 

Knee, other knee raised for 

Leverage, tries to roll you.


Move

Right hand

From elbow 

Across face of 

Opponent to left

Arm, grab left ankle, lift 

It, push chest on top of back.


Guest 

Bedded,

Nestor's son,

Pisistratus,

Chosen to travel

With Telemachus by

Carriage to Menelaus.


Tipped

Toward left

Side by top,

You army crawled

Your shoulders forward,

Left wrist clasped, finally 

Released, his hand on ankle.


Bring

Right hand 

Under his

Waist to left knee,

Left hand grabs his left

Ankle, on toes, pull leg

Out, press using right shoulder.


They

Arrived 

In Sparta,

Horses stabled,

Invited to feast,

Menelaus spoke of 

His sufferings over years.


Coach 

Whistle 

Stopped wrestling,

Paired roles reversed,

Sweatshirts pulled off from 

Sweat soaked t-shirts in mat 

Room heat showing jock waistbands.


Left

Knee blocks

Opponent's 

Left knee, left hand 

Pulls his left arm back, 

Right arm tightens on his

Stomach, rolls shoulder to mat.


His

Likeness

To father

Recognised, tears

Fell, Odysseus'

Cleverness, courage foiled 

Helen's unmasking trick horse.


At

Whistle,

Partner lurched

From knees to toes,

Your hand slipped from his

Chest, both hands grabbed his legs,

Face in butt, tackled to mat.


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