Vow To Stand Guard
© Surazeus
2025 04 21

Leaping through the forest with taut yew bow,
Romulus chases the white hart of fate,
fires sharp arrow to pierce its noble heart,
then smiles with pride at the successful hunt
when Diana hugs him with laugh of joy
as they preside over feasts in her temple.

Adjusting stone carved from the mountain cliff,
Romulus founds Temple of Jupiter
firm at foot of lush Palatinus Hill
with vow to stand guard and support the people
who cheer birth of his city they call Roma
as Diana gives him grail of wine to drink.

After Jesus preaches message of love,
Petrus casts nets in Lake Tiberias,
hauls fish on shore he roasts on altar stone
to feed five thousand people who sing psalms,
then tells the uncrowned King of Israel
he will follow him as Fisher of Men.

Raising Key to Heaven that Jesus gave,
Petrus preaches that Christus is the Rock
for he is willing to die for his people
instead of treating them as slaves he owns,
and helps each person develop their talent
so they grow skilled with discipline of work.

Meditating in stillness of Soul Light,
Franciscus sits in grove of apple trees
and hums in harmony with cosmic thought
as birds alight on his shoulders and arms,
while deer and wolf sniff at his open hands,
as he becomes one with the Mind of God.

Strumming lute with spirit of Mercurius,
Franciscus sings Canticle of the Creatures
with adoration of his aching heart
to Brother Sun, bright glory of the world,
and Sister Death, from whose dreadful embrace
no mortal can escape with humble heart.

Washing feet of the Mother with her Child,
Papa Franciscus blesses her with love,
then rides white car among the cheering crowds
to chapel where he kneels before the manger
where Baby Jesus lies on a keffiyeh
as he prays for all refugees from war.

Gesturing with the Benediction Sign,
Franciscus Georgius Marius Bergolius
blesses people of Telluria on Easter
two thousand seven hundred seventy-eight years
after Romulus founded the Holy City
in the Roman Empire that never ends.

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Orpheus plays lyre of Mercury at the funeral of Papa Franciscus as cardinals assemble in the conclave to elect the new Emperor of the Roman Empire.

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