Helen of Troy

 I once read that Helen’s face could launch a thousand ships

That man from all around the globe

Would kneel at her feet and beg for her allure

That ships would sail through storms and maelstroms

Just to catch a glimpse of the beauty that is Helen of Troy.

Gods would gaze down and admire her

And cast down shadows on all who dared get too close

The earth would crackle with the passion of the deities

And wars would arise through the midst of these things

A single mortal,

Bringing about a destruction

An upheaval that disturbed the peace

To me you are Helen of Troy.

You came in to my life

Made me sail through storms and maelstroms

I may not have the power to send 60 ships

As Agapenor did

Or send an army to fight in a battle

What can I offer you, you say?

My dying love and devotion.

To me, you are Helen of Troy …

Reviews

[zainul]

Lovely work.
Want to learn more from the myth and history.

[filizakkaya]

it always interested me too, thanks :)

[zainul]

Thanks for the amazing note.
Best wishes,
Zainul

[under-the-water]

whoaaa this is awesome! in school i was forced/ verbally attacked by my parents to take latin - and one of the stories that i (didn't end up doing) had for homework was to translate a story on helena. this is such a cool poem cause its original and I've never read anything like it!!!
KEEP IT UP :)

[filizakkaya]

thank you sooo much :)

[.]

Wow, Very powerful. I love the analogy you used for Helen/your personal life. This is really cool. Great job:)

-Cord

[filizakkaya]

thank you so much :)