Grand Temple Of Apollo
© Surazeus
2026 09 19

Resounding sorrow of silent sea waves
vibrates from engines in one million cars
so wingless angels rise from flashing screens
to gather close in crowd of broken hearts
around Temple of Apollo that glows
on eastern bank of the Potomac River.

King Midas with his gang of greedy thieves
attempts to smash with hammers of contempt
glorious temple of that shining god,
bright-eyed Apollo of the Emerald Isle,
who wrestled Python of demonic hate
to save Earth from dire nuclear holocaust.

Emerging alarmed from cave of illusions,
Minerva leads with Lamp of Liberty
the reverent people of America
to save Temple of Apollo from harm,
and stands with Sword of Justice in her hand
to guard grand Hall of Muses from his greed.

When brave Apollo, reckless warrior,
sailed Argo far across Marawa Sea
to stop cruel demon Otakemaru
on his wild rampage to destroy the world,
that monster smashed his ship with spear of hate,
but he clung to his lyre with ardent heart.

Helped by Nareau, star-eyed spider of truth,
swift Pegasus swooped down from clouds of hope
and bore Apollo safe to Helicon
where Aphrodite healed wound of his heart,
then wise Minerva crowned him King of Earth
for saving mankind from Python of hate.

After jealous Pluto, snarling in rage
that our beautiful sun god reigns in peace,
shoots bullet of contempt from grassy knoll
as he rides chariot by Tower of Books,
Minerva builds marble temple of faith
to preserve memory of his noble deeds.

With reverence for deeds of his victory,
musicians from lands all around the Earth,
invited by Calliope to play,
appear on stage in Temple of Apollo
where they perform with solemn dignity
that swells our hearts with faith in honesty.

Though mad King Midas, jealous of Apollo,
whose divine light shines in each honest heart,
fumes in rage that we worship that sun god
as representative of our great spirit,
we will remember beauty of his song
that glows from lush land of America.

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Orpheus plays lyre of Mercury and sings Hymn to Apollo as Minerva leads protesters to protect the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from demolition by King Midas.

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