olive tree,
 shimmering silver in the heat
 dreaming the summers away,
 storing the light
 and the strength of the sun
 in black bitter fruit

 yielding
 the golden flow
 of the oil
 to feed,
 to light
 to worship the body

 Thou art the gift
 the precious gift
 of the great
 goddess
 Athena
 To this
 her city of Athens