A Word to the Wise

Words to the Wise - Vol. 01.02

A Word to the Wise

The religions of ancient men -
worshippers of gods so famous
the people believed them 
charming fictions -
now belong to the
modern poets,
essayists,
and orators.

They tell these stories
with the finest productions of
poetry and art,
literature and taste,
divided among the living,
too close to oblivion.

Around the world
this, elegant literature -
unvexed by storm and tempest -
from west to east,
from south to north,
the sea, and all the rivers on earth;
the central point of being -
receive their waters from it.

Read with intelligence.

Source Material: Bulfinch, Thomas. “Bulfinch’s Mythology: Stories of Gods and Heroes.”, Canterbury Classics, 2015, pp. 7