"Hard Times"

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When the sun-chariot of Helios
sailed over your head,
When a cave near your home
held the Land of the Dead,

When some of your friends
got turned into flowers,
When the Horai from Heaven
would call down the hours,

When nymphs and satyrs
splashed you from a stream,
When Athena stopped by
to gift you a dream,

When pig entrails dictated
your life's path from birth,
When the children of Zeus
still walked the earth,

When amulets blocked evil
from within a clenched fist,
It took
determination
to be atheist.

Greg R. Fishbone
July 2020

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Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum Vazdimet

Jul 12, 2020 02:20 by Morgan Biscup

I have a new favorite of your poems!

Lead Author of Vazdimet.
Necromancy is a Wholesome Science.

Master cryptoversal

Jul 12, 2020 04:07 by Cryptoversal

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Greg R. Fishbone, Author in Residence at Mythoversal, is releasing his young adult mythic fantasy, BECOMING HERCULES, as a weekly serial on Kindle Vella. This diverse coming-of-age drama shares its ancient roots with the Percy Jackson series, Song of Achilles, and Lore Olympus.