Thus, poor Daedalus fell out of favor
With the king, who’d imprisoned Theseus.
Because of his own daughter’s behavior,
Angry old King Minos jailed Daedalus.
Son, Icarus, too, was thrown in the cell.
Then the father fashioned wings sealed with wax.
Icarus soared toward the sun, hot as Hell,
While Daedalus flew low, flaps down to max.
Well, young Icarus found his wings melted,
And plunged dead into the Aegean Sea.
Safe, Daedalus in his wings stayed belted,
And glided clear to distant Sicily.
King Cocalus met him open-handed,
But old King Minos was in hot pursuit.
Coke’s daughters killed Minos when he’d landed,
Because he failed to find the spoiled girls cute.
© Richard McCusker
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