poetry
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Usually I write an acrostic poem and an alliteration poem, but this time I mixed it up by combining in the two. Powerful protector, parent [of] pegasus Ouranus’ olympic offspring, overlord [of] oceans Stormy savior [of] ships, [the] surrounding sea Exuberant earth-shaker evoking emotional epiphany Immortal image [of] inundation invading islands Dangerous divinity dwelling [in]
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This time I tried to come up with something for every letter in the alphabet. I got close. This poem has 22 lines. The only letters I didn’t get were b, f, x, and z. I need a real, old-fashioned physical paper dictionary and/or thesaurus. I might have done a little better then. I tried
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To Poseidon The Earth-Shaker inhales And the tides come in The Holder of Earth exhales And the tides go out O Poseidon, you are the mightiest of the Olympians! Your realm extends to cover three-fourths of the world The only part of our planet still mysterious to man Unknown, Unpenetrated, Is the dark world beneath
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ancient agricultural abundance bountiful bighearted blessed eternal everlasting eleusinian furious ferocious fierce guardian germinates grain mad mother maudlin noble nurse [of] nations questing questioning queen perfect plants poppy seeds sown silently troubled tribes thank, [and] worship wandering woman
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Olorun’s messenger Shango’s Assistant, Crown of Yemaya Umbilical Guardian Man and woman both, ambiguous androgyny Ancestral protector of children Rainbow Serpent dancing in the clouds Exuberant gifter of abundance and tranquility
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Deo August, Goddess of Grain Earth-Mother incarnate Mourning mother of Kore Eleusinian Queen, Giver of Agriculture Terrifying Black Mare, causing barrenness Eternally awaiting Persephone Rage turns to joy at the Spring Maiden’s return
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Knowledge secret and sacred, wild and free Youthful Attis Her dying-and-restructuring lover Boisterous is the sound of the drums, frenzied is the dancing Exuberant are Her worshipers, Her rites filled with sacred ecstasy Lions attend the Mistress of the Wild in Her mountainous home Exotic this foreign Mother of the Gods, Protector of Empires
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First posted on the Neos Alexandria Demeter temple page. Later published in my book, Songs of Praise. I haven’t had time to write new poetry for this month yet, so here’s one of my old ones in Demeter’s honor. —- Muses, attend my song, And sing to me of Earthy Demeter Lady of the fields
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Sannion’s online Temple for the Starry Bull Tradition, the Bakcheion, is now live, and yours truly has contributed poetry to the temple pages for Athena, Arakhne, Dionysos, the Muses, Kybele, Artemis, Ariadne, Semele, and Hermes. Check it out, and consider contributing some of your own work. Evoe!
Temple of Athena the Savior 