Kor – The Kansas God of Earthquakes
by Richard Huff - Overland Park, KS
Thor, the God of Thunder
Bequeathed to his son
God of Earthquakes
To protect the land
Kor with torch in hand
Lives beneath the land
Beneath the Great Plains
In the Land of Kansas
Below in dark canyons
Formed by fault walls
His torch lights the way
Through unseen canyons
And with jets of fire
Blocks of rock soften
Forces are lessened
Stresses are released
As blocks are pushed
Hoisted upward from their
Deep earthly foundations
Kor resists
Protects the land
Until forces and anger rage
Tearing his grip
Lightning blows
From the rock
To the sky
Land rumbles and shakes
Fountains release water,
sand and soil
Bricks tumble
Rails bend
Trains derail
Kor cries
Rage subsides
Land is gentle
Rivers flow
Winds blow
Kor waits and holds
The faults and
Blocks of rock
Time flows
Time moves all
Until forces and
Anger rage again
Anger from Mon
God of the Mantle