Homer's Sons

I bow before the greatest ones
Not Homer but his only sons
Iliad and Odyssey, Homer wrote
Words from the heart, his sons quote.

Homer spoke of how Odysseus fled
And Penelope weaved to never wed
But Homer's sons told women to bore
the pain when men left and shut the door

Trojan wars made Andromache a widow
The fall of Troy made Achilles a hero
But Homer's sons gave men the key
to open our minds for them to see

If Herodotus read this poem he'd spill
"My dear Hans I know of Homer and not his fils
Why if Homer's sons did the things you say
To the world their works I'd readily convey"

Now you think this poems of no use
Homer had no sons and the poet's screw is loose
But I'll stand my ground and respond to the hue
Milton , Keats, Wilde are just a few.

by Hans Albert Lewis


Note:
Homer is regarded as the great epic poet at the dawn of civilisation in Europe around 850 BC Greece. though there are speculations made wheter he really existed or if there were not one but many people who wrote under the name Homer.
Speculations aside, Iliad and Odyssey are two of his greatest works

Odysseus was the protagonist of 'Odyssey', who wandered for 10 years while returning from Troy. During that time, Penelope (his wife) weaved on a tapestry so she could keep suitors at bay. 

In Iliad, Andromache is the widow of Hector,chief defender of Troy who was killed in the Trojan wars between Troy and the Greeks. Achilles led the greek army and won against the Troys

Herodotus was a Greek Historian 400 years later.

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