Pactolus River Of Fate
© Surazeus
2026 03 12

If rain erases motorcars from time,
deleting time machines from dream of light,
then I will reinvent the piston engine
so I can teleport on rubber wheels
in chariot designed by Ezekiel
with wheels Helios fashioned from desire.

When Janus locks temple door of respect
against small hands of King Midas at last,
we shall find wealth, that bitter king of hate
stole from treasure bank of our thriving state,
washed into Pactolus River of Fate,
so we may restore world democracy.

Then humble Philomel, shepherd of souls
attuned to emotional needs we hide,
shall rise with divine power of the sky
to lead us along Tagus River shore
in our quest to find the lush Promised Land
to thrive with peace in hills of Zathamar.

Lounging on lush river shore by tall elm,
Sirena herds sheep with attentive eyes,
and sings harmonious melodies of hope
in tune with swans that float on silver waves
when comets blaze in brightness of her soul
with calm in raging tempest of the world.

Crowning her gold curls with wreath of pink blooms,
Philomel plays haunting tunes on wood flute
as graceful Sirena in long red skirt
dances joyfully with cool evening breeze
with gray-bearded Zephyrus brings them pears
and teases her to marry his shy son.

Adorned with pearls that gleam on her white breast,
Sirena gathers berries, nuts, and eggs
in baskets with her mother Ostara
who teaches her to brew liquor from fruit
which Philomel pours in clay jars of hope
they bury by the river to ferment.

Driving time-machine car from urban maze,
swift as wind along winding country roads,
Ezekiel arrives in Garden of Zatham,
bringing Cinderella and Romeo
to visit Juliet and Percival
whose daughter Epona rides her white pony.

Gathered at large round table of the feast,
everyone drinks red wine to celebrate
birth of our new nation Zarathia
we build from ruins of America,
then Orpheus plays lyre of Mercury
while Ophelia sings Ballad of Hamlet.

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Orpheus finds Hamlet down by the Pactolus River pouting because Juliet married Percival instead of him, and tells him bad jokes to make him laugh.

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