Taranis, the Celtic Thunder-God, for sufferers of Long Covid and all debilities
“Taranis, the Celtic Thunder-God”
- for all suffering
the wrath of Long Covid
and all debilities
Relentless, rolling thunder
rumbles in my brain
Apprehensively I lie in wait
for lightning and the rain
Before me stands Taranis,
thunderbolt and wheel in hand
At his feet my head, an offering
—abruptly lands
I choose not to question
this powerful deity;
what may be his intention,
or why he has chosen me
Rolling thunder rumbles louder,
pounds upon my startled heart!
Strikes of lightning slash the sky,
causing flooding rains to start
With eleven votive chariot wheels,
on each eight golden spokes
I am adorned-
Taken to Achilles River
I am cast in, and reborn
There, in perfect silence
upon the river’s shore,
I lay prostrate, I am whole-
the headless sacrifice no more
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About this poem
A Long COVID sufferer since 2022, I wrote this poem in defiance of neurological symptoms that include persistent head noises, headaches, and fatigue. I hope we will one day find a cure for these, and other debilitating symptoms of all diseases that inflict humanity.
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Written on January 23, 2023
Submitted by susan.brumel on February 11, 2024
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | A BAC DEXE CXBC FGFG DHXH CCXDX CIXI |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 803 |
| Words | 162 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 1 |
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