Love For A Grecian Goddess-Athena Poem by LIGHTCHEERFUL BRIGGS

The pleasure and love of my eyes is but Athena,
It is she I treasure the most, of all the goddesses.
To her I pay all the homage that I may unto a creature
And from whence this love comes I canst tell,
It strain me pass the compass of my wit.
Here and there in quest for her love, I wander about
A mortal I am but my love for a Grecian immortal.
I love her like Zeus love Perseus and destroys Argos,
For she is too fair, too wise and wisely too fair.
And if she'll like a mortal stay the siege of loving terms
Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes, and
I shall but woo her like a suitor unto a maiden.
Thou ever wise and full of care, Grecian Athena,
Come walk my path, and give your immortal love;
Alas! Mortal love is but the licking of honey from thorn

O Grecian immortal, ever wise and full of care,
If I will be love by thee immortal Athena
I will sail to the land of Athens like Odysseus to Itheca;
But thy abode I wot not, so far with no a trace.
And if in thy wisdom thou canst give no help to find thee
Do thou but call my resolution to love thee wise;
But I long to for thee more than I thirst for water.
O' Grecian immortal Athena, why cause me love thee.