What do we need the gods for now? Oh, they strut and fume as we tear down their statues and temples. Zeus releases a stream of thunderbolts which fizzle and spark before plopping spent on the carpet. A mist of angels wring their little hands before evaporating. Legba holds a weeping Inti close as they thin and dissipate.
We are the masters now. The steam from our great engines blows across a sun hiding its face in shame.
If only the rains would come as they used to.
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Do not tempt the gods.
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Indeed
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It sounds as though the Gods are taking matters into their own hands. The upper ones.
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Unintended consequences
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Good prose, Neil. The Gods will have the last say. It’s ironic how blind, arrogant, and short-sighted naked apes are.
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Thanks so much, Lisa
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You’re very welcome.
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Perhaps a silent prayer to the Rain God is the answer. I am sure the Greek Gods were a marketing ploy at the time by the many sculptors who set the fiction in stone.
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Sadly, the Rain God is dust
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Let’s see how well they do in charge…
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It’s not looking good
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the gods must be taking a nap. beware when they finally wake up.
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The gods are dead
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Do not tempt the Gods
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Good advice
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Oooooo Nice use of the prompt Neil… taking down the gods but end in disaster
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Thanks so much, Laurie
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Dear Neil,
Good question. What do we need the gods for.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks so much. Rochelle
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Neil you manage to relay the story of ecological consequence and human arrogance in just a few short lines🙌
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Thanks so much
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Everyone knows rain is the tears of the gods. We just need to make them sad, instead of angry.
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Good thinking. I like it
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A great story about hubris, Neil. Maybe we’ll be in this situation when there is nothing but data centers blanketing the planet.
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Thanks so much, David
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This does not bode well.
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They may have been a bit rash
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