Vernal Equinox

Cherry

By adbates

Wed, 18 Feb 2015
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Aidoneus kisses his wife goodbye
and makes her promise to be careful
until he can protect her again
in the Autumn

Year after year 
They repeat this sacred ritual
and Persephone curses 
her fear of Demeter

which prevented her 
from eating the last six seeds
all those years ago

She turns away 
wishing the pain would melt away
like the frost she removes
from the land

Certificate U
Poem
Myth Poetry
Romance
Miscellaneous
Love

Comments

Submitted by rjnewlyn on

Nicely told. I'd forgotten about all those stories.

 

Submitted by adbates on

I've treasured the Greek myths since I was a child. I've recently discovered a small section of the internet that's dedicated to writing poetry based on those myths and I consider them far more advanced than my own poetry, but I strive to be able to write on that level.

 

(thanks for the cherries!)