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"End of Days" by Steve Doyle

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This is my idea of the Armageddon of the Greek gods.
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End of Days

Hera: What has happened?
Zeus: The world has come to an end.
Poseidon: But I have yet to swallow it with the sea!
Athena: Man still roams the Earth.  How can it be?
Zeus: We are finished; Our power is gone.
     Call in the satyr, the centaur, and the unicorn.
     Call the nymph from out of the sea.
     It's time for us to leave.
     Bring all immortal creatures, even Cerberus.
     Men no longer believe in us.
Hera: But where will we go?
Zeus: That I do not know.
Apollo: Who will drive the sun to change night and day?
Zeus: The horses of the chariot know the way.
Ares: But surely there are yet battles to fight and heroes to kill.
Zeus: You have taught Man only too well that skill.
Hades: Who will watch over the souls of the damned?
Zeus: Our reign is over; It's out of our hands.
Aphrodite: But who will show Man love and beauty?
Zeus: No one.  He refuses to see.
Hermes: Who will save Man from himself?
Zeus: Alas, only Time will tell.
     It's no longer our place.
     This is our End of Days.

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13 Feb 2004:-) Rachael Evans
Oh dangit! I didn't come over right away and I missed first comment 10 Ah well, can't have em all ^^

So this is a great piece of work! You do wonders with mythology ^.^ Are any of your pieces published? You should see about doing that!
16 Feb 200445 Carolyn Anderson
Wow, beautiful. Quite profound, every word is so delicatly choosen and perfectly placed. *cough*Modschoice*cough*
16 Feb 2004:-) 'Princess' Laura Hewett
Gee, I wish I were smart enough to come up with these profound little poems. *cupcakes*
17 Feb 2004:-) Miss Loraina Tubbs
Ooo that's awesome... I lovered it!!
18 Feb 200445 Maisha 'Elenwyn' Foster-O'Neal
WOW! i have NEVER seen a poem in that format! that is SO CREATIVE!! gahhh you're just so GOOD Stephen! yeah i always wondered... what happened to the Greek Gods? i loved those guys, they're my favourites! great poem, i loved it. yay! *leaves cupcakes*
Peace out,
~*Elenwyn*~
19 Mar 200445 Heather C. Sluys
My favorite line in this is about man refusing to see beauty. Sometimes it seems like the only reason things seem bad is because we don't want to look at what's good.

A perspective that many of us have pondered often.
6 May 200445 Lindsey M. Butler
This was kind of sad, I mean the idea that the gods just packed up and left because of man. When you think about mythology though, it seems like the things they're complaining about in the poem are the very things they instilled in man... So it's kind of like they drove themselves out of a job... Anyway I really liked this.

:-) Steve Doyle replies: "You seem to be the first person to pick up on the fact that this poem is a metaphor for a layoff. Everyone wondering who's going to do their job and being told by the boss (who is himself headed out the door, too) that it isn't their problem to worry about anymore."
3 Jun 200445 Amidala
Sayonara Greek gods, you'll be missed... [crying a bit]
30 Jan 200545 Eric Rajaonarivelo
I had great fun reading it ! Really well done, with a delicious sense of humor and irony. YUM ! 14
20 Jan 2010:-) Julie Marie Brunette
This is really quite wonderful, in a bittersweet kind of way. Very interersting format, and you really do reach the heart of the problem.
"No one. He refuses to see." < - nice line, most definitely.
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'End of Days':
 • Created by: :-) Steve Doyle
 • Copyright: ©Steve Doyle. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Armageddon, Gods, Greek, Mythology
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Views: 553

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