The Golden One - Marcus Follin - A Song to Mithras by Rudyard Kipling – Mithraic Poetry
Aired: 2023-02-07
Duration: 02:44


=== A Poem to Mithras (02:39) ===

[00:00:04]  Absolutely massive is what I am.
[00:00:07]  Greetings, my esteemed audience.
[00:00:09]  I'm checking in with a quick video.
[00:00:11]  I thought to read you all a poem from this fine book.
[00:00:15]  Now, perhaps you saw, I made, uh I wrote a book review on it.
[00:00:19]  First link in the description box below.
[00:00:21]  I can also say, if you don't read the book review, you hurt me a bit, but it's okay, I will try to forgive you.
[00:00:28]  But anyway, yes, I can recommend the book if you wonder.
[00:00:31]  It's a really interesting book.
[00:00:33]  Now, I stumbled upon in it a song to Mithras in the book.
[00:00:38]  So I will read it for you, and you will admire my poetic voice.
[00:00:42]  So this is a song to Mithras from Rudyard Kipling's Pook of Pook's Hill from 1906.
[00:00:50]  A poem that beautifully expresses the spirit of Mithrism.
[00:00:55]  A song to Mithras Mithras, God of the morning, our trumpets waken the wall.
[00:01:02]  Rome is above the nations, but thou art over all.
[00:01:07]  Now as the names are answered and the guards are marched away, Mithras, also a soldier, give us strength for the day.
[00:01:17]  Mithras, God of the noontide, the heather swims in the heat, our helmets scorched our foreheads, our sandals burn our feet.
[00:01:27]  Now in the ungirt hour, now ere we blink and drowse, Mithras, also a soldier, keep us true to our vows.
[00:01:36]  Mithras, god of the sunset, low on the western main, thou descending immortal, immortal to rise again.
[00:01:46]  Now when the watch is ended, now when the wine is drawn, Mithras also a soldier, keep us pure till the dawn.
[00:01:56]  Mithras, god of midnight, here where the great bull dies, look on thy children in darkness, oh take our sacrifice.
[00:02:04]  Many roads thou hast fashioned, all of them lead to the light.
[00:02:09]  Mithras, also a soldier, teaches to die aright.
[00:02:14]  How about that?
[00:02:16]  Quite beautiful poetry.
[00:02:19]  In all actuality, I believe it's really good stuff.
[00:02:22]  So anyway, I simply wanted to check in.
[00:02:24]  I enjoy reading poetry.
[00:02:25]  I hope you do like it too.
[00:02:28]  And perhaps I will continue to do so.
[00:02:30]  So anyway, a short poem by Rudyard Kipling.
[00:02:33]  Now, if you are interested in the rest of the book, do check out my book review.
[00:02:38]  So good stuff, good stuff.
[00:02:39]  Now I will hit the Temple of Iron in the honor of Mithras.
[00:02:43]  Exacto.