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Apollo Under Glass
Mentioned in casual conversation with Homer
he who once did great deeds
he who once brought each day anew
remembered no more
revered no more.
He who is portrayed by elementary students
wearing a white sheet toga with a sun broach,
(borrowed from someone’s Great Aunt Ethel who
was specially recognized for her bake sale goodies)
You lay forgotten in your greatness.
The arrows that brought plague to Greece forces
rot beside silent lyre and branch of laurel
The deeds are recorded, the triumphs noted
but are read by few, remembered by less.
Your name holds no power.
Captured are you, with ancient beliefs
and no one to want to set you free.