Ulysses and Penelope

Ulysses came ashore unrecognized
In Ithaca, the land where he was king.
The wear and tear that age and weather bring
Had left him gray and grim, as if disguised.
His cunning had not faded, and he mounted
An archery attack upon the men
Who filled his house, surprising them, and then
Cutting them down. Their bodies fell uncounted.
When he was done, he turned to greet his wife
With bloody hands. She stared into his face.
“You come home and you nearly wreck the place,
After you've been wandering half my life.”
He felt her hurt, and wondered where to start.
“Your voice,” he said, “is music to my heart."

This brings us to the conclusion of our trio of sonnets based on the Odyssey. We will now return to our regular programming!