Poetry Corner: Greek Arms

OFELIA FERCH RHOS

So carry me out, Greek arms,

to linens, soft and Aegean.

Clay meets dust

dust meets fertile soil.

Glory, glory, Greek arms,

do not drop me-

Discard me as if 

the ocean would give up her dead,

as if your swift footfall 

could outrun a tide.

As if, kicking and screaming,

your swift footfall can still bear me stiffly up.

Don’t drop me, Greek arms.

Wield me. Pick me up.

Rattle me like a sabre-

I died that you may kill again.

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https://www.hastingsindependentpress.co.uk/uncategorized/poetry-corner-greek-arms/2025-02-12T15:45:33+00:00HIPUncategorizedOFELIA FERCH RHOS So carry me out, Greek arms, to linens, soft and Aegean. Clay meets dust dust meets fertile soil. Glory, glory, Greek arms, do not drop me- Discard me as if  the ocean would give up her dead, as if your swift footfall  could outrun a tide. As if, kicking and screaming, your swift footfall can still bear me...HIPJason Ellis[email protected]AdministratorHastings Independent Press