Odysseus' Fate

Konstantin Nikolaevich Batiushkov 1787 (Vologda) – 1855 (Vologda)



Through horrors of land and horrors of sea
Bereft and wandering, Odysseus,
God-fearing wretch, sought Ithaca;
Unfaltering, he plunged into the gloom of Hades;
The roar of fierce Charybdis and underwater Scylla's groans
     Shook not his noble soul.
His patience vanquished cruel fate, it seemed,
     And to the dregs he'd drunk the bitter cup.
It seemed the heav'ns were done with testing him
     And drove him softly, slumbering,
To homeland's longed-for cliffs.
He waked: what then? He did not know his home.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Closest metre Iambic pentameter
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Konstantin Nikolaevich Batiushkov

Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov was a Russian poet, essayist and translator of the Romantic era. He also served in the diplomatic corps, spending an extended period in 1818 and 1819 as a secretary to the Russian diplomatic mission at Naples. more…

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