The Death of Apollo

Be careful what you wish for--you might get it!

 

The Death of Apollo

 

The gods have long left Olympus

The ashes are two thousand years

     cold

But Apollo rises early

for another night

of half-remembering

in the half-light

of another local bar

 

     His face

brilliant and indifferent

shines like the dying of the day

bringing mere mortals

hope in the fading sunshine of his smile

 

Darkness envelops him

    a shroud

or an abandoned lover

whose touch has grown cold with counting

the nights he has forsaken her

 

     Tonight

the band will play

the sweet scent of forgetfulness

will rise from his tumbler

Hungry hands

will reach out for more

 

No sacrifice is too great

The ferryman waits

     grinning

for the death of Apollo

Reviews

[Moonlit-Blues]

Beautifully told & the arrangement reveals the instrospective of the observer. Beautiful mythological story entwined here, set with modern era language, clashy? Nahh. Perfect! Adding to Favourites, kudos!

[Ani Ashford]

Absolutely sublime. I like the pacing and the visuals your words make.

[Tim McGovern]

That 3rd verse is a killer.
This whole poem is wonderfully paced and the words just sparse enough let the reader fill in the details.
You bring all the senses into play quite nicely, without telling us " what" to feel, smell etc
I like the style

Nice work

Namaste'
Tim

[Red_Queen]

Great. I loved the pacing of the poem. A quick read that is definatly worth the minute it takes to read.
I ususally don't like poetry that takes me longer then 2 minutes to read but i find myself wishing there was more to this.
Another piece that would take me hours to read.