Jungle Gym

Towering
Heavenly wood
Mount Olympus 
awaits
Hermes hustles
Wings flailing
Seeking higher ground
Elemental gossip.
Aphrodite's eros oozes
bombastically from the cargo net
onlookers salivate. 
Poseidon glares from the pit
monitoring his realm 
for rapacious rambunctious rascals.
Apollo's mirth emanates
atop the monkey bars
emotions elevate.
Ares hangs by fingertips
below
scanning for signs of his 
next blow.
Persephone checks herself 
slide in-view
wandering if she'd ever get that
tattoo.
Hades peers up through the cracks
from down bellow
Lamenting on his bad boy role.
Artemis finds her center 
in no time stat
balance beam barely buckles.
Sticky quicksand
swallows my feet.
The arena's stacked.
Better get a move on 
Mom's sure to call
grape juice slurped
bugger all.
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October 24, 2022 at 6:58 AM
Very whimsical and enjoyable, David. Reminds me of my grands playing together.
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