David Falkinburg

Hermes

Even Phoenixes die
this close to the inferno
they perish without a
hope
of rebirth.

Zeus

The King of the Pantheon
bathes in the
hydrogen heavens
where he is god
of unending clouds
and churning storms.

Ares

The god of war
watches with crimson eyes
from his
basaltic throne a top
Mons Olympus.