<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=459596" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Act One Scene One: A Wood near Athens</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Spring sunlight filters through new leaves<br>in this wood near Athens; <br>the ozone of the sea not far away<br>livens the nostrils of the hopeful student<br>pausing in front of the marble columns.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The pause is a departure and an arrival: <br>there’s dust on his sandals; <br>he’s come from far away; <br>who knows how far? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">How many times has his spirit<br>been washed by Lethe’s oblivion? <br>That forgetting which by grace<br>may lead to a remembering? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The student and the columns of the portico<br>shining white in their new marble in the sunlight, <br>both for a moment still; yet<br>in another world, the spirit of the student<br>and the spirit of the Academy itself<br>fly to meet each other; <br>the goddess, bare arms open, <br>greets her worshipper of truth.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We the Chorus, witnessing the beauty of this scene<br>indescribable; immortal; full of truth, <br>speak of the gods who watch eternally; <br>recall in measured words<br>Odysseus, returning to his homeland; <br>his mind, like his faithful dog, <br>waking to its long awaited master.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Michael+Shepherd">Michael Shepherd</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=459596" data-title="Act One Scene One: A Wood near Athens de Michael Shepherd" data-description="Spring sunlight filters through new leaves in this wood near Athens; the ozone of the sea not far away livens the nostrils of the hopeful student pausing in front of the marble columns. The pause is a departure and an arrival: there’s dust on..."></div> </div> </div>

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