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an allegorical tale of deception

by Richard Lloyd Cederberg — Read all 280 poems by Richard Lloyd Cederberg

Flash fiction

Thursday, February 10, 2011


Poem Artwork
The rifts opened unexpectedly and violently. A rapid distortion of space-time had loosed leviathan upon an unsuspecting universe. Yawning from eons of slumber, Mnemosyne, the titan of memory and the mother of muses, arose yawning through the pure crystalline waters of Oceanus

Never before had an unsuspecting creation been spellbound with such an event as this. The heavens shone as ancient Olympians merged gradually through opening rifts. With reticence, Artemis pulled back her bow and let loose twelve silver arrows. The universe thundered in rejoinder and turned crimson. Empowered by the event, Artemis silenced the celestial bodies with a wave of her hand and then commanded the moon to retreat; with a sullen sound moon departed

Athena sprang next unchallenged from behind Saturn and waved her hands across the heavens. Commanding Mars to reestablish an ancient geo-synchronous orbit with Earth, she mocked the virgin goddess Hestia. With precision, celestial bodies played out the confrontation between Hestia’s brother Zeus and their aging father Cronus. Zeus defeated Cronus. After drawing lots with his brothers, Poseidon and Hades, Zeus was granted supreme ruler of the pantheon of gods. The die was cast and the despot of the underworld smiled

“Such is my power of illusion." He sneered. "We shall bring all of them through the portal on chariots of imagination. None shall be immune. Many fools will travel to those places framed within sovereignty and free will.”

“But these are not Truth master.” The imp whined.

“Truth is what they choose to believe,” despot shot back. “And we shall destroy many in their unbridled and foolish ignorance!”



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Reviewed by Amor Sabor
Reviewed on February 14, 2011
Fascinating work.

Reviewed by Sheila Roy
Reviewed on February 13, 2011
That last line seems to ring on forever. Well done. I've always had an interest in mythology. Lots to learn there about tendencies. Love and Hugs,
Sheila

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on February 13, 2011
As democracy sprung from Greek mythology, so too is Egyptian democracy. Interesting parallel.

Ron

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on February 11, 2011
interesting and thought provoking stuff!

Reviewed by Liana Margiva
Reviewed on February 11, 2011
EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva

Reviewed by Christine Tsen
Reviewed on February 10, 2011
Celestial writing, Richard... fascinating seeing through the lens of your vision!
Blessings,
Christine

Reviewed by John Flanagan
Reviewed on February 10, 2011
Robert Graves would be proud of you, Richard,
and anyone reading this is inspired, educated
and delighted by the quality and range.
More insights, please.

John

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on February 10, 2011
superbly written,sad truth that can be attributed to so many of our leaders of today...

Reviewed by Gene Williamson
Reviewed on February 10, 2011
More than a bit of truth here, richard, allegorically.
Excellent...

"Truth is what they choose to believe,” despot shot back. “And we shall destroy billions in their unbridled and foolish ignorance!”

-gene.

Reviewed by Peter Schlosser (Reader)
Reviewed on February 10, 2011
sometimes allegory as truth is more hard-hitting than truth unveiled in all its nakedness and solemnity. deception for deception's sake is what the elites refer to as the "noble lie." this type of sorcery harkens all the way back to babylon and sumer and the ancient mystery schools. the egyptian priesthood, after divining the secrets of science and astronomy (or learning these directly from the "source"), would often stand atop a large structure under gleaming obelisks and proclaim that unless the people would follow the dictates of the pharoah-god, the sun would go black on such and such a day at such and such a time. and alas, privy to the movements of celestial bodies, when the eclipse would occur, the people would be dumbfounded and the ruling class would enjoy a more pliable mass of sheep with which they could ply their evil trade of exploitation and domination. the topic you have chosen is a most interesting one to me and probably the words "flash non-fiction" would more aptly describe what's really going on here, although as mentioned earlier, non-fiction dressed as fiction is oftentimes much more powerful. the accounts recited here dovetail with those of other religions, myths and legends and all bear a common theme, which one can piece together in tapestry-like omniana fashion to arrive at some level of understanding of events which transpired here on earth many, many years ago. additionally, we see the same things unfolding in the modern-era too, which makes this piece even more relevant and illuminating. there have been accounts of secret government plans to implement "project blue beam", which is or was intended to become the earth's new-age religion to usher in the next anti-christ and with it, the next pack of aspersions, deception and sorcery so that, alas, the noble lie may continue unabated through the ages. nothing new under the sun, as they say. this is a great little piece and one i'm keeping for certain. writing and use of mythological imagery is fresh like gunpowder! outstanding.

Reviewed by Patrick Granfors
Reviewed on February 10, 2011
Ain't that the truth. Excellent. Patrick

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on February 10, 2011
Sounds like that guy from the underworld doesn't like us too much, ah well we can't please everybody...e

Reviewed on February 10, 2011
The golden pen of the master graces our eyes and minds once again. Thank you for this soul bud.
Marcia


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