Rise of the Gods

They came from all the ends of Earth, to serve In building temples; fashioning their idols; Each man to his own god, and daily taking Their fill and making merriment before The table of the gods. Yet, what they sought They took the more, but were not thankful for All the gifts bought at the expense o' the gods, And, bolder, never thinking twice to halt. Zeus himself burned in anger, and grew bold Enough to threaten pouring out his wrath And let the burning flames consume them all. Poseidon, Hades, an' all the other gods Then gathered at Olympus and held council. They all agreed that such severe attack As to consume with fire the world of men Was dangerous enough to pray a halt, That such intense a flame could spread to heaven, And they themselves would suffer just as ill A fate as those mortals upon the surface. So, Zeus agreed and sought another means Of which to solve the problem of the hosts Of men who had gathered in wantonness To take advantage of the gods to ruin. When, they agreed as one to gather arms, And so besiege in might with wind and rain, To flood the world and wash away the lot. Note: Inspired by the power of nature, and, that, in response to climate change. It's also s poem that talks about itself, alluding to the form itself, with the struggle of restraint vs outpouring of thought and emotion.