Hector Poem by David McKee Wright

Hector

Rating: 3.1


He strode across the schoolroom in July,
Great Hector, clanging in his brazen mail;
And all the cringing Greeks, with faces pale,
Creaked into jabbering Ks and turned to fly.
Achilles, safe because he could not die,
Cheated and won; and all the lines grew stale.
The life was gone from out the shabby tale;
And back in Homer's teeth we flung the lie.

We fought for Troy behind a mossy wall;
We burned the Grecian ships below a tree . . .
Ah, that great war was forty years ago !
Yet still I know that Hector did not fall;
For when the bell rang truce to friend and foe,
Achilles, lying Greek, was under me!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Antony Theodore 16 September 2019

We fought for Troy behind a mossy wall; We burned the Grecian ships below a tree... Ah, that great war was forty years ago! Interesting poem.. tony

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Edward Kofi Louis 16 September 2019

Great Hector! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 16 September 2019

Ah, that great war was forty years ago! Yet still I know that Hector did not fall; For when the bell rang truce to friend and foe, Achilles, lying Greek, was under me! ......much impressive. Beautiful poem.

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Bhagabat Prasad Hotta 16 September 2019

Nice poem sir.so beautiful poem.100++++++++++

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Uche Nwanze 16 September 2019

'Hector', what a fascinating piece of poetry.

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David McKee Wright

David McKee Wright

Ballynaskeagh / County Down / Ireland
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