To Antinous Deus Frugiferus

May your presence in my life be fruitful, O Antinous,

Deus Frugiferous. May grapes grow amongst your curls

to make sweet refreshment on my plate. May vines spring

out and wind their way down your arms and legs. May sheaves

of wheat stand up between your thighs and heavy round fruits

hang down for my delight. May flax and cotton pour from

your palms to be woven into my garments. May nuts and

beans appear in your footprints to be gathered and soaked.

May I always have food to cook nourishing meals and offer

my gods due portion. May I always have clothing that I may

appear with decency before your shrine. May money pile up

that I may buy wine and incense, candles and ice cream,

for you and all the gods and spirits. May good food and

sweet sleep, wise books and wise dreams fill my life that

poems and stories may germinate in me like seeds.

May I have an abundance of your blessings that I may

pass them on to all who need them, to feed the hungry,

to console the lonely, to calm the angry (or to arm them

for the fight), to bless always as I have been blessed,

O Deus Frugiferus, Antinous, most fruitful and generous of gods.