Persephone

Persephone

A Poem by Cat
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A brief description of the lovely goddess, Persephone. Form: Arabic rubaiyat.

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Persephone

Life springs from her flowering feet
like a pup that suckles its mother’s teat
while her hair flows with the Phlegethon’s fire
and curls into a shade of summer heat.

Her voice is far sweeter than the lyre’s
like the innocent touch of two sapphires,
and her skin is a virgin alabaster
protected only by floral attire.


Her eyes are curious lavender asters

that know both beauty and disaster.

A burning rosebush in Elysian pastures:

that bride to Death, her love, her master.

© 2012 Cat


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Cat
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Wow. Very good! I think my favorite part (aside from being giddy about knowing what this is about :D) is how you had the 1st, 2nd, and 4th lines rhyme with the 3rd line of the previous stanza. Loved it, girl :)

~AmeliaMae

Posted 12 Years Ago


Great job. Being a mythology nut myself I was very excited to see a poem about Persephone! You did an amazing job with this!

Posted 12 Years Ago



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