Falling Feather Of Faith

Falling Feather Of Faith
© Surazeus
2024 12 26

Just before the falling feather of faith 
fractures facade of Earth with jovial fear, 
Jovis fills basket with juniper berries 
to brew gin with chamomile, lavender, 
and angelica, which simmers in glass jar 
as butterflies flutter around his head. 

Racing swiftly into the temple hall, 
Orcus howls with rage at unjust decree 
as he thrusts long sharp spear of arrogance 
straight at exposed chest of the smiling god, 
so Jovis twirls to evade his spear thrust, 
then bonks his head that knocks him on the ground. 

Binding hands of Orcus behind his back, 
Jovis grips his hair with assertive right, 
then forces him to open gate to Hades 
and lead him down into the underworld 
where hundreds of people in prison cells 
call weakly for salvation from despair. 

Harrowing hell of Hades with gold key, 
Jovis frees hundreds of people from death, 
and leads them safely to the upperworld 
where they build village of gardens by huts 
in lush meadow along the River Meles 
around ruins of the old Homerium. 

Faunus, whose father wrights wagons and wheels, 
finds ancient bearded man in temple hall, 
and watches him brew gin from herbs and berries 
while sunbeams glimmer in his long white hair, 
then shows him lyre of turtle shell and horns, 
so Jovis teaches him how to play tunes. 

Young Faunus sits by the town fountain pool 
and strums taut strings to play bright melodies 
in harmony with birds tweeting in trees, 
and sings about Orpheus who attempts 
to bring his murdered wife back from the dead 
but wanders lost in despair when he fails. 

While everyone drinks gin and dances wild 
to rhythm of the drums that Bacchus beats, 
Faunus recites sad tale of Icarus 
who falls as wingless angel from the sun 
till Helius rescues him from the sea 
and teaches him how to build wagon wheels. 

Jovis manages project to rebuild 
old ruined Homerium in grand hall 
where Faunus sits before the feasting crowd 
and sings about clever Odysseus 
who strives against all odds to return home 
where Penelope unravels his tale.