Troy Song

April 30, 1980

It says here in this book that Troy was built by song.How do you take that? -- froze into fluted columns. -- and stones flew into place at his command. -- like Trojans, but the music made the stones seem lighter, and the hours flew by. -- the men sang out, and Priam's towers rose into the clarion air of new-built Troy. -- When you have music like Arion's, work seems to do itself. -- Mens' songs build cities, always, everywhere. -- -- -- -- and Homer's Troy. Built singing, sung and kept alive by song. -- --