Book Thirteen

Inspired by Poseidon, the Greeks form a wall of shields
With Ajax in the centre, he’s a man who never yields
Meriones breaks his spear, and goes to find a spare
While at the tents, his king Idomeneus spots him there:
“Oy! Meriones! I hope you’ve not run away in fear!”
“Not I” says Meriones “I’ve just come to find a spear”
“Right” the king replies “I have five or six of those
I took them from my enemies, when I had slain my foes!”
“Indeed” says Meriones ,”I broke my spear fighting, too
I suppose we’d better go rejoin the battle”. So they do.