Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Poem: "Dancing in Rain and Sun"

This poem was inspired and sponsored by rix_scaedu.  In case you're curious, you can read more about Dionysus and Iris.


Dancing in Rain and Sun


One day Dionysus brought his wine
to a party on Mount Olympus.
He and Iris got roaring drunk
and went to dance naked in the rain.

They were so drunk
that they tripped over a rainbow
and busted it into a billion pieces.

While Dionysus and Iris
sat on their butts in the mud,
laughing like idiots,
suddenly the sun came out
and the broken pieces took wing

and that was the beginning of butterflies.

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ysabetwordsmith

Well...

ysabetwordsmith

November 2 2011, 03:14:34 UTC 9 years ago

Whether he is or not, he usually does. Dionysos spends much of Greek mythology too plastered to walk straight. I always tend to think of him as that guy who dances on the coffee table and has stories told about him forever after.
rix_scaedu

Re: Well...

rix_scaedu

November 2 2011, 03:16:19 UTC 9 years ago

I was thinking of Iris when I wrote that...
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Well...

ysabetwordsmith

November 2 2011, 18:35:27 UTC 9 years ago

Fair enough. There are fewer references to her getting drunk, but with Dionysus involved, I figured that was more likely.
rix_scaedu

Re: Well...

rix_scaedu

November 2 2011, 22:15:07 UTC 9 years ago

He has had a lot of experience with the Maenads, I suppose. Or he's like a wine waiter who tops up your glass without asking while you're not looking...
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Well...

ysabetwordsmith

November 3 2011, 00:31:03 UTC 9 years ago

>>He has had a lot of experience with the Maenads, I suppose.<<

Yes, he likes loosened women. Fortunately he is immortal and does not need to worry about being ripped limb from limb.

>> Or he's like a wine waiter who tops up your glass without asking while you're not looking...<<

*laugh* I think you just nailed the explanation.