And when long years and seasons
wheeling brought around that point of time
ordained for him to make his passage homeward,
trails and dangers, even so, attended him
even in ithaca, near those he loved.
yet all the gods had pitied lord odysseus,
all but poseidon, raging clod and rough
against the brave king till he came ashore
at last on his own "
how can i translate this into my own words but it has to make a story ?