Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

Zeus was angered by the king

Argus comes to naught

Hear the princess sadly sing

 

 

 

 

In a wooden chest

Danae and her son

Left adrift, child at her breast

 

 

 

 

Zeus gives the order

Flood kingdom’s border

Poseidon obeys great Zeus

 

 

 

 

Open up the gates

Release the Kraken

Acrisius in dyer straits

 

 

 

 

Seriphos is home

Island in the sea

Perseus don’t roam

 

 

 

 

Argus paid the price

Pride caused its ruin

Zeus was angered by the king

Argus feels the Kraken’s sting

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Thetis, goddess of the sea

Calibos her son

Defied great Zeus’ decree

 

 

 

 

Calibos is cursed

By great Zeus himself

Once handsome now he’s reversed

 

 

 

 

With horns and a tail

Hear the eerie tale

Forced to live as an outcast

 

 

 

 

Mother’s anger swells

On Andromeda

Angry goddess cast her spells

 

 

 

 

He will never wed

His Andromeda

Every night called from her bed

 

 

 

 

Riddles she must solve

Or her suitors die

Thetis, goddess of the sea

Hears not Andromeda’s plea

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Son of Zeus wakes from a dream

Summoned by Thetis

A pawn in her evil scheme

 

 

 

 

Ammon the playwrite

Tells Perseus of

Andromeda’s plight

 

 

 

 

With gifts from the gods

Perseus at odds

Calibos loses a hand

 

 

 

 

The riddle he knows

Invisible he was

Perseus breaks curse of woes

 

 

 

 

With helmet and sword

Pegasus free from

Calibos the evil lord

 

 

 

 

 

Riddle he has learned

He claims his new bride

Son of Zeus wakes from a dream

Calibos plots a new scheme

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Queen Cassiopeia’s pride

Angered the goddess

Sent Perseus on a quest

 

 

 

 

To save his young bride

Must kill the Kraken

Zeus commands; Athena lied

 

 

 

 

Now you must bestow

Your pet owl Bubo

It is my wish, my command

 

 

 

 

She made a quick switch

Mechanical owl

Beeping noises, eyes that twitch

 

 

 

 

Three witches tell all

Medusa’s cold stare

Remember our words recall

 

 

 

 

Had she known the price

Silent she’d remain

Queen Cassiopeia’s pride

Caused the planets to collide

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Medusa now beheaded

On Isle of the dead

But her stare is still dreaded

 

 

 

 

Tied up in his cape

Medusa still feared

But for her there’s no escape

 

 

 

 

On Pegasus wings

Courageous heart sings

Perseus to the rescue

 

 

 

 

The time is at hand

Unleash the Kraken

Zeus cries out; it’s my command

 

 

 

 

Andromeda tied

Awaiting her fate

And Cassiopeia cried

 

 

 

 

Kraken seeks its prey

Perseus on time

Medusa now beheaded

Her stare the Karken dreaded

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Zeus declares final decree

Happy bride and groom

Medusa thrown in the sea

 

 

 

 

Set in the night sky

Constellations four

We hear Andromeda sigh

 

 

 

 

Lovers set in light

Among stars so bright

Perseus, Andromeda

 

 

 

 

Pegasus the true

Constellation shape

Queen Cassiopeia too

 

 

 

 

Stars grouped together

Telling us the tale

Even in stormy weather

 

 

 

Clash of the Titans

The still of the night

Zeus declares final decree

We know true love is the key

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Reviews

[whimzygirl]

WOW! All I can say is WOW!

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Congratulations for winning the legends-and-myths haiku contest!

[Jimmy Greenie]

Wow! That's really good. Congrats!!!!

[Frances O'Neill]

I wondered a bit about the mechanical owl, how and if, they possessed that type of item in those days....but still...glorious tales.

[Lizanne]

Great work. Your words create a picture that is a masterpiece.

[Poeticpiers]

A multiple entry I am overawed by your erudition

[Frances O'Neill]

Wonderful tales of ancient Greek legends!

[Helena]

Bravo, you've certainly penned a beauty here. Very unique and imaginative. Wonderful take
on Ivor's contest. ~ Helena

[Sharon Miller Bolander]

You did an awesome job on this one, Nancy. Mythology reveals the fact that creative minds have roamed Earth for a very long time. Sharon

[Gandré]

I really enjoyed this caleidoskop through Greek mythology, poetic patterns as bits of coloured imagination were reflected by mirrors of our consciousness.