The Pearl and the Parthenon - Giant Squid

I soldiered to the top of the Acropolis

With you, my love, strapped to my chest

Before you saw year one

You saw the Parthenon

And left a shark as a gift to the Gods

Your sleep evasion

Led to our nightly excursions

Through the cobbled mazes of Athens

You were startled by the barks of stray dogs

Echoing off the ancient agora walls

Thank the Gods of Olympus

That taverna’s lights were still lit

And the inn-keeper knew

Which direction was best

Before you saw year one

You saw the Parthenon

And left a shark as a gift to the Gods