Delphi, Endor and an Empty Tomb

    Delphi, Endor and an Empty Tomb

 

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His conscience seeks for oriental kings.

He hopes their gold and frankincense and myrrh

Will give him wisdom and, if not, the wings

Of angels chanting-mouthed who must confer

The secrets hidden high inside charmed stars.

His search for ethics made of molten gold

Inside the heart of ancient suns he hopes

Will bring him fragrance he can use to scold

Untold religions for their madness made

Of mixed up scripts that think that they can save

Him far from falsehoods lurking in the braid

Of praying faiths in this and that sure cave.

  Yet these material things will only fool

    Him further like a witch’s spinning spool.

~ Phillip Whidden

by phillipw | Mar 7, 2025 | IN, MA, PY, RE | 0 comments