
five
Five hundred years before zero
the wise Hellene’s
logos returns
to delete a few of the gods
from the length and width
so, the land may be divided
justifiably
Responsibility too
merchants bring
to the land of the Achaeans
dirt and seed from unknown lands
before they name them
the sea becomes Polynesia
source of kiln ovens
for vessels
what is planted
what is milked
what is kneaded
endures in the holds of ships
instead in the face of horror
they exchange food and ambrosia