In the pathway of the sun,
In the footsteps of the breeze,
Where the world and sky are one,
He shall ride the silver seas,
He shall cut the glittering wave.
I shall sit at home, and rock;
Rise, to heed a neighbor's knock;
Brew my tea, and snip my thread;
This line, as well as all of those above it, reference the adventures Odysseus went on in his quest to return home. These adventures include having all of his men turned into pigs, successfully avoiding the beautiful, yet deadly sirens, and being stranded on an island with the nymph Calypso.
Penelope