Then and Now: Aeolus, Phoebus, and Us

Then and Now

Aeolus sighs and his gentle breath from
Southwesterly climes
Envelops me.
Phoebus, in his radiance,
Beams gentle warmth on this
Contented face on an
Almost chilly morning.

Who cares about Aeolus and Phoebus 
Today? Almighty Science
Has negated the reasonings of the
Past. Once gods, now
Relegated to classical studies,
Studies at which 
Students sigh.

Back then, who knew that
Phoebus was 93 million miles away
Burning with a 73 percent hydrogen core
Or that
Aeolus was simply at the 
Whim of the uneven heating of 
Phoebus—oops! I mean the Sun--
On Earth's surface, creating
Pressure changes.

Who knew? Ancient peoples 
Did not necessarily know those
Things, but they knew
They needed connection with
Forces of their lives. I 
Want connection with them, so

I choose to know Aeolus and Phoebus;
I choose to know my ancient fellows;
I choose to know that
Almighty Science
Cannot invalidate personal connections to 
Forces of life or
Energies of past peoples--
Humans, related,
Them to us,
Us to them,
For who of us have not known the gentle, embracing
Warmth of the spring breeze or the soothing, invigorating
Rays of the fall sunlight?

Who of them did not?