Wednesday 6 October 2010

1493 - Zeus launches lightning strike on Apollo's shrine

I went with my room-mate to old Delphi
It's on the slopes of famed Mount Parnassos
First, though, we had to find Terminal B
Bus station in north Athens. Getting lost
Is easy in this town. Delphi's the most
Amazing set of ruins. Sybil's Rock
Would be enough for me, but there's a host
Of sacred stones, temples... A theatre, look!
I was all the way up when thunder struck -
Zeus missed me, but the downpour, that drenched me!
The pines offered no shelter; dangerous
Conditions forced a quick descent down rock-
Strewn paths streaming with mud. Throughout the three
Hour bus ride back I shivered in wet clothes

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