Lupercalia
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Men bearing nakedness and strips of thong
running through and whipping the female throng
Blood red and milk white,
colors of delight.
A tradition for years that remained strong.
Young wome...
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Categories:
faunus, celebration, men, valentines day,
Form: Limerick
Lupercalia
...Lupercalia
O! Yon Pagan festival Come on come all
Merry men named Valentine Two of which
One who was a priest in third century Rome
He whom defied Emperor Claudius II ban on marriage
His reas...
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Categories:
faunus, analogy, engagement, fantasy, identity,
Form: Bio
Hunting For Pan
...It’s said that, if you find Pan
when he’s unaware, he has to give you his
magic panpipes.
I do covet that sound;
that ethereal, lilting, chiming
sound; it’s tranquilizing harmony.
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Categories:
faunus, appreciation, fairy, image, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Interludes
...Tender notes
harmonic echoes
ancient myth
a specter
half man, half goat, pan-piping
a Faunus named Pan.
Where fairies
dance and play all day
Pan pipes his
lovely songs
ethereal...
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Categories:
faunus, fairy, fantasy, image, imagery,
Form: Shadorma