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Helen and Paris
A chapter in the book Passion For Poetry

Troy

by Lea Tonin1


The author has placed a warning on this post for violence.

 

Swift the ships flying locally. 
Helen of Sparta set them free. 
Hector-Paris crossed the vast sea
Sue for peace and hope they agree. 
 
Paris struck by Helen's cruel fate, 
left Hector to negotiate
Exquisite love between the two. 
Knew there was nothing left to do. 
 
Helen hiding and stowed away. 
Hector found her after a day. 
Hector's anger, Helens' no toy! 
Still, they kept sailing on for Troy. 
 
Priam welcomed the Grecian beaut
Helen of Troy, no Spartan loot
Menelaus went to brother. 
Agamemnon help no other!"
 
Agamemnon, greed walk in hand. 
Sat with brother battles they planned. 
Two vengeful kings gathered their men. 
Achilles sent with Myrmaden. 
 
Sailed to Troy with their large vast fleet. 
Intentions to cause huge
defeat. 
Achilles' friend was Patroclus. 
Hector killed friend duplicitous. 
 
Achilles' grief went after Hector. 
Fought for hours there was no victor. 
Weak, exhausted Hector was done. 
Achilles pounced blades one by one
 
Maniloas was killed just before Hector. 
Greeks thought they shouldn't have gone there. 
Ten years the Greek war razed and blazed on. 
Troy was starving, and wished they were gone. 
 
Odysseus went to his king with wine. 
An idea he had a wood horse so fine. 
"Fill this horse with only your best"
"Give as a gift this idea we'll test! "
 
King Priam-Prince Paris was at odds over this. 
The wood horse is a trick this you can't miss. 
King Priam thought it was God's perfect gift. 
King Priam-Prince Paris is now in a rift. 
 
The night then came calling
Fair Troy began falling. 
The city was ablaze and bombarded. 
Not a single warrior was rewarded. 
 
When the deathly ash settled
red bodies dishevelled, 
Agamemnon stood there alone 
Wondered where's the glory he honed? 
 
Around him was death he didn't see yet. 
Intentions for power smashed with bloodlet. 
The city was dust no people remained 
Nothing was left for Agamemnon to claim. 
 
Ten years of fighting now all was red death, 
Including Achilles who's gone to his rest. 
Agamemnon the last king remained 
No city no nobles no treasure he gained. 
 
Around him were dead ones left as examples. 
Soldiers ran through and pushed in the brambles. 
The city was ashes there is nothing left. 
The king packed his fleet his treasure bereft. 
 
Helen and Paris did they get away?
Historians don't know this they won't say. 
Agamemnon died in his bathtub one night. 
Tied up and stabbed with an axe, not a knife! 
 
Troy was discovered and exists today. 
In a corner of Turkey, all tucked away. 
Should you visit it's lovely still now. 
Pray for Helen and Paris somehow. 

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The history of Troy was only considered the legend of Troy until the city was discovered back in the early 1900s Troy exists now as a ruin in a corner of Turkey where people visit to this day. Helen of Troy, the face that launched a 1000 ships said to have started the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. These events occurred some time around 3000 B C, this is their story.

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