The Trojans

The Trojans weren't all that swift.
They opened the gates of their city
thinking their enemy gave them a gift...
and Helen wasn't that pretty.



[This message has been edited by Roger Slater (edited June 17, 2004).]

Ha!!

I have it on authority
in re the equus spectacle
the Greeks' superiority
was more than dialectical.

And if the Trojans hadn’t been
half-cocked with too much wine
they would have gladly given in
and sacked the concubine.

We would have had to live without
The Odyssey and more:
no cautionary tale about
that spoiler and his whore.




[This message has been edited by Terese Coe (edited June 17, 2004).]

Heh. That guy said equine wood. heh heh.

Though classic in tone, it’s inept
That devices meant to contracept
Were named for a city
Laid waste with no pity
When the “gift” burst, and out the guys leapt.

[Movie tie-in available by misspelling and hyphenating "pity." I just didn't have the heart.]