The Etruscans employed fulguriators-
interpreters of lightning strikes.
Jagged, sizzling bolts wrought phrases,
injected warnings, illumined portents,
and brought the heat. And may I say,
what a great job: Critic of Lightning,
fusing and fissioning meteorology,
magic, entertainment,
theology, and serious scholarship.
There had to have been fulguriator
conferences, with newsletters (on
baked tablets)with articles like
"Towards a Theory of Lighting
Semantics, " "The Neglected Importance
of Thunder, " and "'Don't Sit Under
a Tree': Common Mistakes in
Fulguriation." My own
insights into lightning have been
wanting, focused on risk of wildfire,
fear of electrocution, and thoughts
of B-Horror movies. I know
I can do better, like the Etruscans.
hans ostrom
Like you I'm terrified of electricity. You can't taste it only feel it but by then it's to late. James
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Bravo! Excellent write.