NaPM April 23, 2018

[RiverNotch]

I hate it when I get the details wrong.

Acedia


Jupiter the fat
will meet with Mars and the Moon
in the end, when the Moon paints her face red,
Mars is red, and Jupiter

the fat has his red spot
growing and growing, gas and blood
spewing -- and Jove keeps his smile,
Mars keeps sullen, and the Moon

turns bright and hot and dry
in the end. Venus will try
to quench it with water, Mercury

choke it with dirt, but the only one with a cure,
old man Saturn, is stuck watching the skies,
waiting for the dawn.

Acedia


Jupiter the fat
will meet with Mars and the Sun
in the end, when the Sun paints his face red,
Mars is red, and Jupiter

the fat has his red spot
growing and growing, gas and blood
spewing -- and Jove keeps his smile,
Mars keeps sullen, and the Sun

keeps bright and hot and dry
in the end. Venus will try
to quench it with water, Mercury

choke it with dirt, but the only one with a cure,
old man Saturn, is stuck watching the skies,
waiting for the Moon to return.