Two rows <br />of boys <br /> <br />sitting on <br />their bottoms <br /> <br />appear to be rowing <br />furiously against the odds <br /> <br />their invisible boat <br />forms around them <br /> <br />only the rain <br />is for real <br /> <br />a bigger boy <br />stands out upon the prow <br /> <br />as if he were <br />legendary. <br /> <br />The girls <br />stand out <br /> <br />by the side <br />throwing kisses <br /> <br />and every now <br />and then <br /> <br />raising their dresses <br />showing off their knickers. <br /> <br />Time stands still <br />I can't tell <br /> <br />if I am passing <br />the imaginary boat <br />or it is passing me. <br /> <br />A mother calls <br />one of the sirens in <br /> <br />and she goes in <br />sulking. <br /> <br />'Ahhhh...Ma <br />we was only playing <br /> <br />Odysseus! '<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-legend-of-myth-for-ruthie/
