ULYSSES
A warrier known as Ulysses
went off, disappointing his Mrs.,
... for twenty long years,
... and she, through her tears,
refused all the suitors her kisses.
Or did she? Some gossipers claim
Penelope, being a dame,
... lacking men's armor
... let one or two charm her,
besmirching her husband's good name.
But no, she consumed the years sitting.
And waiting. And knitting and knitting.
... Her suitors unwitting,
... her nightly unknitting
postponed all their suits, as was fitting.
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