Prayer to Apollo in Time of Plague

Fair Apollo, son of thundering Zeus who holds

in his hands the order of the world, golden god

who parcels health and illness to all as is fit,

who holds the door against disease or lets it in,

all at your will. Apollo, we thank you for health,

we thank you for the gifts of modern medicine

and the gifts of traditional cures and healing.

We thank you a world in which plague and pandemic

are uncommon. Yet what is rare still exists,

O Paean, and is as deadly as ever it was.

Great Apollo, kind-hearted god, I pray to you,

protect us from all ill. Keep from our gates infirmity

and affliction, turn away the epidemic and the blight.

Apollo, mighty one in whose power it lies

to bless us with relief from all maladies,

to end a pestilence, I pray for your favor.

Reviews

[Cambion]

Very nice! May your prayer help end the plagues of greed, aristocracy, superstition, and jealousy that are scourging the world.

[steven]

u should be famous, the way you write is so...mature, professional should i say. This peice of poetry was amazingly written, and one day you shall be one famous poet

[Matching Socks]

Very moving piece, so wonderfully written.

[Hypnos]

Thank you for taking the time to read it. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[AngelOfTheNight]

I really like this poem, you write with such professionalism:)

[Hypnos]

Thank you very much for your praise.

[AngelOfTheNight]

You're very welcome:)

[Gleb Zavlanov]

Another wonderful, powerful prayer, and to a god I, too, admire. Apollo is awesome! In fact, I believe he's also the god of poetry and music. I may be mistaken, but it's no mistake that this is wonderfully written. Another great poem!

[Hypnos]

He is indeed also the god of music and poetry, and thank you for your words of praise.

[SonOfPlunder]

This is brilliant! I have been looking for more mythological poetry on here, i have found it!

[Hypnos]

I'm glad you did.