in the Shenandoahs’
to distill white lightning.
Aphrodite got a job marketing
pharmaceuticals; she had
a cameo in a Cialis ad.
Bacchus joined
a twelve-step program
and started giving
motivational talks
and running retreats.
You can find Mars behind
the gun counter at Cabelas
pushing semi-automatic ARs.
Neptune left the Mediterranean
to run river cruises
with the naiads.
Apollo briefly dabbled
in publishing
but found eternity through
social networking.
With Hermes, he pioneered
Instagram.
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A former newspaper editor and adjunct professor, Eric Chiles is the author of "What Was and Will Be" (Resource Publications, 2024), and his poetry has appeared in journals such as 3Elements Review, The Avenue, Comstock Review, Paterson Literary Review, and Rattle. Grandfather to a dozen grandsons, he wishes he had a granddaughter.
A former newspaper editor and adjunct professor, Eric Chiles is the author of "What Was and Will Be" (Resource Publications, 2024), and his poetry has appeared in journals such as 3Elements Review, The Avenue, Comstock Review, Paterson Literary Review, and Rattle. Grandfather to a dozen grandsons, he wishes he had a granddaughter.