Book Two

Knees

Behind

Starting line,

Hands on mat in

Front of it, elbows

Bent, feet pointed back, butt

On heels, eyes fixed straight ahead.



Ship 

Arrived 

In Pylos,

Athena coaxed 

Telemachus, son

Of Nestor greeted guests,

Feast shared honoured Poseidon.



Coach

Said one

Of them on

Bottom, one on

Top to practice move,

They instinctively got 

Into starting positions.



Right 

Knee on

Mat beside 

Opponent's right 

Knee, left foot behind 

His feet, left arm around 

Waist, chin on back, elbow grasped.



Host's

Questions 

Answered by

Telemachus,

Nestor spoke of split

Between Menelaus 

And Agamemnon at end.



Arm

Draped waist,

Chin rested

On back, hand held

Elbow: at whistle,

Hands shifted; hold tightened;

Right ankle grabbed, lifted up.



Move

Left hand,

Elbow to

Cross waist, right grabs,

Lifts ankle, tilting,

Press, chest on back, forward,

Weight flattening onto mat.



Son's 

Revenge 

Of murder-

Agamemnon's

By Aegisthus- raised,

Fate swayed Clytemnestra,

Gods' favour, bravery, won.



Pile

Driven

Faced down, your

Wrist handcuffed, yanked

Across to his right 

Knee, other knee raised for 

Leverage, tried to roll you.



Move

Right hand

From elbow 

Across face to 

Opponent's left arm,

Grab left ankle, lift it,

Push chest forward into back.



Guest

Bedded,

Nestor's son

Pisistratus

Chosen to travel

With Telemachus by

Carriage to Menelaus.



Your

Shoulder

Resisted,

You army crawled 

Forward along mat,

His left hand grabbed at your 

Waist, left leg, you pulled away.



Drop

Right hand,

Right elbow, 

Under, to his

Left knee, left hand to

Left ankle, pull leg; on

Toes, press right shoulder in side.



They

Arrived 

In Sparta,

Horses stabled,

Invited to feast,

Menelaus spoke of 

His sufferings over years.



Coach

Whistle 

Stopped wrestling,

Roles switched, sweatshirt,

Tossed from mat room heat,

Left damp t-shirt pulled out 

From sweatpants showing bare skin.



Left

Knee blocks

Opponent's 

Left knee, left hand 

Pulls his left arm back,

Right arm tight on stomach,

Roll his left shoulder to mat.



His

Likeness 

To father

Odysseus 

Recognised, tears fell,

Cleverness, courage foiled

Helen's unmasking trick horse.



At

Whistle,

Partner lurched

From knees to toes,

Your hand slipped from chest,

Both hands on his legs, face

In his butt, tackled to mat.




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