Our Global Zeitgeist

Our Global Zeitgeist
© Surazeus
2025 04 21

When I attempt to think outside the box, 
which Pandora gave me for my birthday, 
I find my soul transformed into the fox 
leaping over rainbow of the dreamway, 
so I refocus attention of my mind 
on world of machines Barsanti designed. 

I should not wish the world to match my will, 
but wish the world to be the way it is, 
declares Dorotheus on the dusty hill, 
who writes in sand weird riddles of the quiz, 
thus I attain calm peace with providence 
to treat people with honest confidence. 

Large furry possum waddles on the porch, 
consuming insects from corpses of kings 
who tried to kill the goddess with the torch, 
then I weep when the bold Valkyrie sings 
who bids farewell to Wotan with sad heart 
as I mark Cave of the Ring on my chart. 

Fierce wolf with eyes lit by the silver moon 
runs by my side around the Caspian Sea 
to mountain meadow where I sing sad tune 
through forty thousand years of charity, 
for I fix engines in fast cars of fate 
that read bright satellites to navigate. 

Because all signed roads lead the way to Rome, 
where Chief Bridge-Builder in the Vatican 
reads oracles from riddles in the tome 
that Sibyl wrote with blood of Leviathan, 
I map human history on spinning globe 
which animates progress with the space probe. 

Gathered in Temple of Saturn at dawn, 
we celebrate foundation of great Rome 
as grand republic in which any pawn 
may attain freedom to build their own home, 
so billions of people vote for the Pope 
whose vision presents broadest social scope. 

Translating scripture from weird secret code, 
Dream Jester channels our global zeitgeist 
for the generation lost on the road 
who follows strange vision of Phoebus Christ 
to visit every city in the world 
in grand victory tour of the cosmic herald. 

Though Midas still thinks he runs planet Earth, 
he roams with Nebuchadnezzar and Lear 
on storm-wracked heath of madness beyond worth 
while clutching fake holy book with blind fear, 
so Minerva bears Lamp of Liberty 
to free Justice from chains of tyranny.