Butch and I were standing
In the long shadows of the day
Waiting for the Non Eclipse
The evening ride was over
And our bicycles were resting
Near the sloping path leading to the beach
You were reading The Odyssey
I was reading The Iliad
Both were written by Homer
Although this now seems doubtful
These facts or Non Facts
Were the least of our concerns
On this the penultimate day of our holiday
In the distance the local football club
Was training or rather Non Training
A difficult season was almost certain
Judging by the movement and the touch
You suggested that the Non Eclipse
Was likely to follow the sun as it set
And that we were wasting our evening
We agreed to share an Estrella Damm
Shower and retire to towns only cinema
Where The Odyssey was being shown
I was dubious about our attendance
As I did not trust American movies
Full of named actors and actresses
I would have preferred direction by Pasolini
And a cast of total unknowns as long as you were cast
As either Calypso Penelope or Helen of Troy