Ra

An All Things Egypt Villanelle

By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred Published 2 years ago • 1 min read

Detail From The Cover Of The Utopia Album

Introduction

You learn something new every day and today I learned that my Muse was enthralled by Egypt, its history and mythology. I had been listening to "Ra" by Todd Rundgren's Utopia and thought this would be a great subject for a villanelle.

I have included "Overture: Mountaintop and Sunrise / Communion with the Sun" the opening song from the album to set the mood.

At the end of this is Bob Dylan's "Isis" a wife of Ra

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Ra The First Pharoah, God Of The Sun
Bastet Your Cat, Daughter By Isis
The Gods Of Pharoah Tutankhamun
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Pyramids, Tombs Of Kings, Now Long Gone
Hieroglyphs Tell Tales On Papyrus
Ra The First Pharoah, God Of The Sun
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Ths Sphynx Of Giza, Mystic Guardian
Hidden Rooms, Atlantean Secrets
The Gods Of Pharoah Tutankhamun
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Ra Then Rose To Rule From Heaven
My Muse Enthralled By Egypts Stories
Ra The First Pharoah, God Of The Sun
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The Banks Of The Nile, These Legends Born
Valley Of The Kings, Pharoah's Statues
The Gods Of Pharoah Tutankhamun
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Sarcophagi Kings Remains Contain
He Watches With Horus And Isis
Ra The First Pharoah, God Of The Sun
The Gods Of Pharoah Tutankhamun
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