Long ago, almost forgotten in the winds of time <br />a wonderful story fired my mind: a kind, lovable <br />old soul preached how legends and myths told <br />of strange portents <br /> <br />A hero, sensitive and strong, was cast as Lodi, <br />the Spirit King who came down a mountain and <br />was met and helped by a young Prince to <br />establish a new reign of peace on earth <br /> <br />Ever since I have been searching for more such <br />imaginative themes to add to the lovely tapestry <br />these colourful strands weave in my mind, the <br />latest sparkles of silver and gold <br /> <br />Were added by an Internet author mentioning <br />the mythical Giorgio de Santillana & Hertha von <br />Dechend theory that characters of ancient myth <br />are to be identified with the planets <br /> <br />That gods are really stars - the characters and <br />adventures of mythology explain the balance <br />of power among stars and planets - this <br />enables me to read the wildly immoral <br /> <br />And totally improbable Cuneiform clay tablet <br />stories and myths of the ancients with new <br />enjoyment – without this focal point, these <br />myths and legends seemed <br /> <br />Just a waste, the impossible psychological <br />and physical prowess ascribed to the actors <br />made it seem like the ravings of madmen <br />without any redeeming features <br /> <br />But as allegories and symbols of heavenly orbs <br />all fall into place, enacting the tale of precession <br />and the cataclysms unleashed when these bodies <br />are struck by meteorites; undergoing <br /> <br />Inevitable polarity changes – suddenly these <br />stories acquired a new charm that delights…<br /><br />Margaret Alice Second<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/new-charm/
