Divine Dionysus
For Savannah K. Wilson's Ingenious Challenge
By D. J. ReddallPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read
Caravaggio, "Bacchino Malato [Young Sick Bacchus]," c. 1594
Dionysus, twice-born and deathless drunk divine
God of delirious intoxication
Lord of the sodden and sweetly supine
Your nation is imagination
Particularly when it’s dark
Chaotic, rough and roiling
Too deep for any bark
Soberly sailing
To navigate;
A drink will
Steady
Nerves
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NB: The details of Savannah K. Wilson's challenge can be found below:
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I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (7)
Apologies for slow response, wanted to be able to give the poems my full attention! This was wonderful! A true ode to Dionysus indeed, beautifully crafted and the words flowed quite appropriately, like wine! Thank you for entering my challenge!
Great response to the given challenge!
Yayyyyy, I'm soooo happy you wrote for this challenge! Loved your poem!
My students just encountered Mr. D in the Percy Jackson series today! This is a great encapsulation of Dionysus!
I mean, if you hadn't entered this challenge, it would have been criminal and then, not only do you enter but you also go ekphrastic and choose a hedonist to boot! Bravo! (otherwise known as...DD)
I loved this! Perfectly written as always!
Please forgive the substitution of Miller for Wilson in the subtitle.