Edward John Poynter, English
“I See a High of 72 Degrees With a Chance of Rain. That’ll Be 50 Bucks,” 1877
Oil on canvas
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/// The wise Sibyl would often expound
upon where inspiration was found.
She liked working indoors,
“reading” crystals for whores,
more than huffing foul fumes from the ground.
/// Back in Delphi she perched o’er a crack.
She’d inhale and then, using her knack,
in a frenzy, to speak
rhymed enigmas in Greek
to her clients. (None knew she’s a quack.)
/// She would string these believers along
with some hunch in a chant or a song.
Was your forecast not true?
She would blame that on you.
You’d interpreted Sibyl all wrong!
/// About entropy we’ve all been told.
Things will fall apart; centers can’t hold.
But before the world dies
and we say our goodbyes,
let’s believe fortune favors the bold.