- Besought By Honors Poem by Georgios Venetopoulos

Besought by honors dares upon the slope,
the roads extend to separate the bold,
performance molds atop the trail; his scope
perfects his driving in the mountain cold.

Above the limits race where speed defines
what had professed him on drives and pikes
betrothal wraith among the trees consigns
and sacrificial power chords she strikes.

Therefore, the engine's straining wrath
unfolds trajectories of epic drive,
tangentially he dances on the path
so accurate his hands perform and strive.

For e'er a man his destiny decodes
when challenged, impertinent to rave,
his intellect upon demand forebodes
the fates' betrothing pass atop his grave.

The turbocharger limits underscores,
releases on the slope titanic torque,
celestial ticket bought in skies to soar
victorious champagne with sealed-off cork.

Intruding car, inside the foggy veil,
the engine's turbocharger breathes,
the top-performing driver cannot fail
as glory turns mechanical and wreathes!

It's after midnight and the slope's romance
redeems red droplets on his uniforme,
his reckless smile outgoes the ambulance
besought since ten p.m. and killed in storm.