Book Seven

Benched

Defense

Backpedaled,

Seized option play

To blitz when guards pulled,

Stripped ball from quarterback,

Run ragged four afternoons.



From

Lookout,

Achilles

Sent Patroklos

To identify

Those returned, who was then

Pressured to persuade his friend.



Third

Former

Went over

Class notes, focused

On lines discussed in

Class, euphoric when those

Passages made up midterm.



Days'

Practice

Scrimmages

Unreported,

Headlines quarterback's 

Unbeatable record

Facing alumni weekend.



Wise

Nestor

Proposed that

Patroklos wear

Achilles' armour 

Into battle to fool 

Trojans that he'd rejoined fight.



Greek

Midterm,

Graded on

Sliding scale, helped

Those without language

Aptitude avoid cliff,

Enlarged top achievers pool.



School

Soccer

Team improved

Record, Losses 

Became ties, then wins,

Co-captains shared spotlight,

Confident strides palpable.



Massed

Trojans

Dismounted

From horses, crossed

Wide ditch, swarmed beneath

Wall protecting ships, 'til 

Hektor threw stone which broke gates.



Test

Results

Posted on

Column outside

Classroom door the next 

Day, alphabetical

Order, by student's last name.



Cross

Country

Tournament

Runners spread out

Across starting line,

Course narrowed approaching 

First turn, leads bunched together.



Zeus

Looked off,

Poseidon,

Human likened,

Lifted Achaian

Spirits, interacted

As they pressed against Trojans.



Last

Names, store

Brands, first, or

Nicknames, offspring,

Fraternal- conferred-

Society column's

Entrails spread innuendo.



Dorm

Master

Introduced

Sunday, post lunch,

Touch football, open 

To all forms, played on quad

In front of dormitories.



Surge

Suctioned

Hektor's thoughts,

Poulydamas

Drew attention back

To accumulated 

Trojan losses on the sides.



Smoke

Billowed

From metal

Trash can, closet

Door scorched previous

Week, alarms brought student

Fire squad into action.



Games

Roster

Attracted

Soccer players,

Cross country runners,

Refereed by masters

From facing dormitories.



Sleep

Bribed, lulled

Zeus, Hera

Lied, spellbound him

With Aphrodite's

Zone, stone thrown spun Hektor,

Poseidon drove Achaians.



Class

Highest

Achiever

Suspected, had

Opportunities,

Received praise- captain of 

School squad extinguishing them.



{18 stanzas/page}




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