It started like this. A made up god, named Woden created the earth and sky from the dead body of a giant named Ymir. Then, he also created the first man and woman from an ash tree and an alder. And then he established the laws of the universe.
But let’s not forget this other made up guy. Because he’s maybe the most famous of the little g gods. Or was he just a messenger. Who knows? Who cares?
Apparently he soared around the earth and sky as a patron.
No. He wasn’t a tequila. Stop that you silly lush you.
Of course I’m talking about Mercury, the guy who was the “messenger to the gods.” And the “patron of science, the arts, travelers, and athletes. You might have seen pictures of him, with his winged helmet and sandals, on cars that were named after him.
Anyway…
I’m not here to share the history of all the little g gods. Because, little gee whiz, they’re just not that important. Especially since they’re figments of rebellious imaginations. But the two I mentioned DID play parts in how we got the name of this day of the week. Wednesday.
It’s a crackpot story. And it’s really something how so many Greeks, Romans, and Germanic people could have preferred their made up guys to the real God. But they did. And they even plagiarized the creation story. Go figure.
So, we end up fusing names together, sending them beyond the earth and sky through the Enterprise’s transporter, and coming up with a day that isn’t pronounced the way it’s spelled. Or should that be spelt? No. That’s something you make bread with. Oh forget it. Let’s just chalk it all up to ignorance and whimsy, shall we? We shall. Let’s call it…
Whimsical Wednesday
Whimsical Wednesday…wonderful breeze
Leaving us breathless…swaying like trees.
Syllables settle inside our ears,
Sounding quite silly…calming our fears,
Making us mimic cows in the field,
Funnybones flapping…giggles revealed.
Whimsical Wednesday tickles the tongue,
Lilting and loving… keeping us young.
Melodies mingle with bubbles and dots…
Whimsical Wednesday living in thoughts.
© 2013
By the way, as long as you’re already in the “Christmas buying mood,” get a book or three for you and/or them:
(https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tony-Funderburk/author/B008R08LUG)
Stay tuned,
