On the Nature of Gods

By juanantoñio

On the Nature of Gods presents two epic poems written by author juanantoio that explore love, loss, greed, and their transformative properties.

The first poem, Fallen Woman, tells the tale of an underworld god, Crystal Man, and his creationa god-like woman and companion called Evening Star. Becoming her own person, she escapes, and he rampages through all time trying to find her. Both Crystal Man and Evening Star, along with the history of the world, are transformed by this epic struggle as they try to consummate their love.

The second epic poem, Flaco: The Demi-God and the Nature of the Gods, focuses on a demi-god, who through the love of greed and power, tries to control and devour his worldonly to find that he has lost his way, rejected by an awakened Amanecer.

juanantoio completes On the Nature of Gods with two short poems about life in Washington Heights, his home.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Abbott Press
• Release date: Mar 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9781458214973

juanantoñio

juanantoñio is a psychologist and psychoanalyst who has worked for nearly half a century in New York City. He has seen every type of goodness, evil, indifference, and despair in his practice. Now, he writes about it in his second book.

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ISBN: 978-1-4582-1496-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4582-1498-0 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4582-1497-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014905116

Abbott Press rev. date: 03/26/2014

Contents

1.   Fallen Woman

2.   Flaco: The Demi-God and the Nature of Gods

3.   Walking in Washington’s Fort in the Heights

Dedication Page

To my wife, Sherry, for her love and support and to Woman for her courage and vision.

FALLEN WOMAN

Part I: Crystal man is formed

His mother was darkness and father aloneness

Between earth’s mantle and its molten core

In spin and moon’s push and pull

Until accretion and heat gave birth

From grains of sand and

God-head seed to crystal gems

Ruby red his head

Purple amethyst a nose

Eyes of diamond well formed

Emerald chest broad and strong

Legs of crystal, one yellow diamond

The other glass-like quartz

And arms of massive stone

Fingers and hands of gold and steel

Impervious to heat and blow

The mantle sped overhead and flames

In tendrils wound around his form

Swallowing, debasing, instaurating

Until but purity, great strength and sight

Prevailed

Shining rivulets transformed to what

He was made

Though sight obscured

He saw that he was alone

That great rivers flowed and

Salt lakes disgorged, from above

His home, heaven and universe

Between spinning flames

And circling earth and rock

Was moisture filled and curling clouds

Of steam washed on him

In constant rain

Close overhead the mantle sped

Small withered roots pierced through

From great oaks and they whispered

As bees might buzz passing by his ears

Granite underhangs

Shattered on his great head

Or at the swing of his mighty arms

And yet he walked,

Granite slabs

And fossil shelves fell

And gave purchase to his steps, leaping from

One to next on the liquid core

Crystal man walked in search of an other

(The core spun faster than the mantling earth,

Common knowledge among humble scribes,

And currents, heat and mist, exploded

In tumultuous storms of blue-flamed winds

Ripping the undermantling cape of earth,

Lifting whole mountain ranges up above and spitting

Fire and molten rock in world girdling flames

Earth’s creatures trembled, and naked man

And woman in dark caves painted

What they saw in dreams

In crystal man’s domain

Iron pellets as rain descended

Wind and air were flames,

Clouds were marble rocks turned gas

And tides came unending as frothing

Walls of incandescent surf,

Dear reader, of humble scribes great

Prophecies are born, all this of his domain

Will not be known until past your time)

Great globs of liquid core he scooped

And with