an altered page from Robert Fagles' translation of Homer's Odyssey
by AMY CRUMP
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Straight to
the gaily painted room
in build and beauty,
in face and form
like
a
bright-eyed goddess
in elegant dress
That's how
You
come,
first thing in the morning
sashes, dresses, glossy spreads
washing
away
the
world
