Were they miracles or
magic?
or innovations
based on science?
Was it alchemy or
something in between
the day and darkness?
Did he conjure?
Did he cast a spell
or cross himself and
ask for help?
Porcellius practiced magic
That’s as far as
they could tell
He never wrote about
the who or what
or how it came to be
He left a legacy of
unexplained
events, triumphs
and tragedies and
stories simply told
of wond’rous deeds
and dark results
Porcellius practiced magic
That’s as far as
they could tell
Perhaps a mathematician,
politician or physician
out in front of what
was known or
understood
by those affected
His arrival was
a mystery
His departure
undetected – yes
Porcellius practiced magic
That’s as far as
they could tell