REPETITIONS, SECOND SERIES
The Apples of the Hesperides II
Such a lot of commotion, so many killings for nothing.
The hero of Tirynth brought the golden apples to Euristheus
who gave them back to him. He offered them to Athena who
returned them to the Garden of Hesperides, their origin.
Perhaps, this way, they meant to show how futile all
the deeds were or the eternal circle — dull philosophies.
We, however, came to imagine those apples shining in
a white bowl, on a wide, beautifully set table with
an embroidered linen tablecloth, during a Hellenic
summer noon
when the unconvinced light charged through the windows
and outside
the frantic cicadas were heard and the swimmers down at
the beach.
Besides we’re left with certain gain: the two jars of Medeas
and Achemoros.
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