Rat,
pearl,
onion,
honey:
these colours came before the sun
lifted above the ocean
bringing light
alike to mortals and immortals.
And through this falling brightness
through the by now
mosque,
eucalyptus,
utter blue,
came Thetis,
gliding across the azimuth,
with armour the colour of moonlight laid on Her forearms,
palms upturned towards the sun,
hovering above the fleet,
Her skyish face towards her son,
Achilles...