Odysseus' Decision - A poem by Louise Gluck


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Louise Gluck - Odysseus' Decision

The great man turns his back on the island.
Now he will not die in paradise
nor hear again
the lutes of paradise among the olive trees,
by the clear pools under the cypresses. Time

begins now, in which he hears again
that pulse which is the narrative
sea, ar dawn when its pull is stongest.
What has brought us here
will lead us away; our ship
sways in the tined harbor water.

Now the spell is ended.
Giove him back his life,
sea that can only move forward.

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Poet: Louise Gluck Poem: Odysseus' Decision Volume: Meadowlands Year: Published/Written in 1996 Poem of the Day: May 4 2008 Comment 1 of 1, added on April 30th, 2007 at 6:55 PM. I really like this poem i am a poetry master so for me to like it it has got to be good. Thank you for putting forth time and effort to reate this poem Louise Gluck. Lil' Redd Matthews from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Odysseus' Decision, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Louise Gluck with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Louise Gluck Poem: Odysseus' Decision Volume: Meadowlands Year: Published/Written in 1996 Last read: Jul 25 2008, 2:41AM Poem of the Day: May 4 2008 Viewed 4908 times. Added on April 30th, 2007 at 6:55 PM.

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