prayed for

 a collage using words from Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's Odyssey

by VINCENZO REDDITT



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prayed for
brooding
swooping
precious,
pretty 
much beloved
signs.

eagle
swift
eyed
owl
ossifrage

treasure
flew,
beside the road
that night

came back
lay down right there.
thought of dinner.
took my treasure
and set
an equal share
with one companion,

words took wings and flew