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The Golden Rod of Osiris
Osiris,
was the great grandson of Re, the Sun God
Lord
of Eternity, and Isis his Queen bold
Now
the story of Osiris’ golden rod
Is
unlike any other that has since been told
The
Great Pharoah set off to share his great wisdom
Queen
Isis was left to rule well while he was gone
Isis’
brother Seth, who was Dark Lord of the Storm
Plotted
and coveted the king’s throne for his own
Seventy-two
men joined with Seth’s machination
A
splendid large chest was made for Pharoahs’ return
Dimensions
designed for one man in his nation
A
contest ensued and each man there took his turn
Osiris
laid down in the gild box with a smile
Seth’s
men quickly sprang forth and slammed down the cover
They
tossed
the strong chest in the cold depths of the Nile
Isis
was bereft of her husband and lover
Isis
searched and discovered the chest in a tree
Byblos’
King had made a pillar for his palace
Isis
brought her husband buried him in the reeds
But
Seth chopped him to his bits including his phallus
Isis
reassembled all of the scattered parts
And
gave to her man a new phallus made of gold
Breathed
life into him with her chants and her dark
arts
Made
love to Osiris and his manhood so cold
That
night she conceived her Divine son, God Horus
Who
would rule Egypt in his royal father’s stead
T’
was because of the loss of his phallus, of course
Re-Atum
made Osiris the King of the Dead.
Lyle
R. Berry
Copyright
2000
