Glycon Snake God

Glycon Snake God
© Surazeus
2025 02 14

The plum tree gleaming white on grassy knoll 
lures young boy across tangled clumps of grass 
with eager desire to consume sweet fruit, 
but hiss of serpents slithering in the grass 
causes him to freeze, though his heart beats wild, 
so breathes misty air that stings his soul. 

Breathing deep intense spirit of the mist, 
Alexander centers beam of starlight 
to gyrate coils of fraught anxiety 
in brass wand fixed with diamond at its tip 
as he steps slowly over tufts of grass 
among the snakes with eyes gold as the sun. 

Stopping before the plum tree gleaming white 
with delicate blossoms that veil green fruit, 
Alexander reaches out trembling hand 
to touch rough bark with courageous despair, 
but Glycon, enormous serpent with wings, 
rises on coils and leans close to his face. 

"Small hairless monkey with moon-silver eyes," 
hisses Glycon with emerald-green eyes, 
"I am incarnation in serpent form 
of wise Asclepius, healer of the soul, 
so I have returned from Realm of Ideas 
to offer salvation to all lost souls." 

Young Alexander with long wheat-gold hair 
spreads arms open and smiles with calm delight, 
"Great Glycon, spirit serpent of our world, 
teach me arcane wisdom you bring from stars 
so I foresee events that will occur 
when I trace primal cause to each effect." 

Coiling around brass wand with diamond tip 
that Alexander holds in his right hand, 
Glycon lifts his head above moonlit gem, 
"I commission you, wingless monkey seer, 
to preach salvation of my holy word 
for common folk against fake gods in power." 

Striding boldly in Paphlagonian hills, 
Alexander journeys with serpent wand 
to bustling city of Byzantium 
where he proclaims that kind Asclepius, 
son of Apollo, has been born again 
to save mankind from doom of corruption. 

Hundreds of hungry souls searching for truth 
gather around the tall angelic man 
who preaches, "Though you are all lost in gloom, 
I bring light of Apollo to your lives, 
for Glycon Snake God reveals to my eyes 
how I can make our nation great again."