Anybody Home?

 Update: The gods have arrived in italics. So strange that. And our conversation continues...


Hallooo! Anybody home?

Hallo gods. What are you doing here? I'm not writing anything at the moment...

That's precisely why we asked. 

 I'm not really sure what it is you can do for me?

It's what you can do for us - which translates into what you can do for you - but we'll not distract you with that right now. We had such fun the previous time we visited, we thought we'd pop in today on our way to the launch of a new ambrosia mix called 'Sipitsniffitsmile'  and see if we could write another prayer with you. 

Um, to be honest - and you like that right - honesty? I felt a bit embarrassed by the 'Every Drop of Water' prayer. All that splishing and sploshing and gurgling and plopping is cringe making.

We can't imagine why. Could it be because of our other work like that super, silly little song, 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' that made mega money for the artist and caused millions of people to be happy, or perhaps it's the Serenity Prayer - 'God, grant me the wisdom to accept the things I cannot change' - which has helped heave a gazillion people out of their addictive patterns. Maybe it's that charming little nursery rhyme, 'Peter, Peter Pumpkin Ea...

Alright! You've made your point. A prayer it is...what do you suggest?

A prayer to the toad...

Oh puleeeeeze!

and gods rushed in where angels fear to tread...

Our Toad
Who art on Earth
Hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come
God's will for you be done
God's will: Toad! To Thine Own Self Be True and
On human ears do smote
Your mighty and all sacred croak
To remind this sorry lot
that they've never actually been broke!
And forgive them Toad - O patient one
For they know not yet what they have done

Let's speak again just now*

* South African time for soon-soon, later, whenever