wherefore

Luck,
is she a capricious goddess?
Zeus in all his forms
not more changeable than she.
Her whims and whimsy
full of irony and melancholy.
We know not wherefore
she is so and therefore
know not how
to make her go
hither or thither
as we hope.
There are no burnt offerings
no sacrificial virgins
no hymns to the heavens
to please her.
So simply we ask, "please"
and try to name or shame her
like a puppy
"good luck, bad luck."
But like a puppy
she is neither
and both.
She reflects her owners.