Living
An Exile's Prayer
Translated by Rennell Rodd (1916) · From Love, Worship and Death (1916)
Among the myriad voices that seek to win thine ear
From those whose prayers are granted, from those who pray in fear,
O Zeus of Scheria's holy plain, let my voice reach thee too,
And hearken and incline the brow that binds thy promise true.
Let my long exile have an end, my toil and travel past,
Grant me in my own native land to live at rest at last!
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Sardis, Julius Polyaenus of. “An Exile's Prayer.” Translated by Rennell Rodd. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julius-polyaenus/6/.
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Sardis, Julius Polyaenus of. “An Exile's Prayer.” Translated by Rennell Rodd. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julius-polyaenus/6/.
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