Lotus-Eaters
I wonder why Odysseus ran
Dragging weeping crew along
From the safety of the sand
Where lotus bloomed all the year long
What was it Odysseus feared
In the lotus-eater’s eye
Who seemed happy to those who neared
To eat and rest until they die
Content as they withered away
To rot in lotus’s sweet scent
Was it better to live that way
Than in misery’s remembrance
Perhaps Odysseus knew
That to die in happiness
Was granted only to a few
A death worth more than life with less
Posted Nov 6, 2022, 9:24 PM UTC
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Beautifully written, reads with the feeling that authors such as Madeline Miller invoke! I really enjoy this piece :)
Thank you! I’ve never read Madeline Miller myself, but Song of Achilles has made people I know cry, so I take that as a high compliment!