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Thursday, January 16, 2020
A Poem ~~ Mythology Inspired
Rocks and Hard Places
Challenge for us come sail with me
Scylla and Charybdis* await
I'll care for you through travel threats
Hold you tight calm shivers and shakes
Scylla brings hard places in life
Charybdis swirl swallows our love
Though our ship be new and untried
We'll hold tight safely guide her through
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Note:
* Comes the saying, "caught between a rock and a hard place." Scylla and Charybdis were sailors' fears named, or at least written of, by Homer in his Oddessy works. Scylla referred to a sea monster living in the rocky Italian shore and Charybdis was in a huge vortex swirling near Sicily. It was either attempt sailing between these threats or going around the large island, Sicily, in the treacherous open seas. (Reference Wikipedia, linked here)
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Great use of this old mythical tale as a metaphor for relationship!
ReplyDeleteYes, a great metaphor! And for the actual sailing... man, I'll stay on land. Crazy.
ReplyDeleteNice metaphor, Jim!
ReplyDeleteLuv the tale told, luv the alliteration. Thanks for dropping by to read my Jim
ReplyDeletemuch love...
Jim, this is really sweet. You used the metaphor really well here.
ReplyDeleteDecisions, decisions, decisions...
ReplyDeleteI love this tale, Jim, and appreciate the notes on it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
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