MERCURY, GODLY MESSENGER

Mercury, The Winged Messenger by Gustav Holst

Fleet and agile
Quick and able
Mercury speeds
Through the heavens

MARS, Red with Rage

MARS Bringer of War by Gustav Holst

Overlooking his span
Of human misery
Mars smiles
There is nothing better
To him
Than the bestial response
And anger
In war
No honor
No compassion
Just rage
Everlasting

NEPTUNE

Neptun the Mystic by Gustav Holst

A planet blue
So far from here
Named for the God
Of the oceans
So clear
Azure crystal blue
So beautiful
So powerful
Poseidon’s home
With the name
of Neptune
Glorious
Mysterious
Unique for its beauty
Beyond all visions
Godlike in perfection
So cold and distant
So far away
Like heaven