Zeus excises a cross section of the Earth
From his lab on Olympus
A shrunken landscape
On a morticians slab
A row of dirt caked boulders
Like so many shrunken head trophies
For the cannibal
To remember meals of gluttony.
(Photo by David Stroup)
Laurie Woodward is the author of The Pharaoh’s Cry, Kidnapped Smile, and Dragon Sky from the fantasy series The Artania Chronicles, as well as the middle-grade Forest Secrets. She co-wrote Dean and JoJo: The Dolphin Legacy and was a collaborator on the popular anti-bullying DVD Resolutions. Bullied as a child, Laurie is now an award-winning peace consultant, poet, and blogger who helps teach children how to avoid arguments, stop bullying, and maintain healthy friendships. She writes on the Central Coast of California. More about her work can be found at artania.net
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