~ Fertile Elegance

~ My honor to Demeter, the goddess of land, and the fertile

~ Fertile Elegance

 

 

In honor of Demeter

 

 

As she imagined the barren fields

Those whose the almighty sun drought,

And gave a yellow glow over the cornfields

She cared, and loved as if nature

Was her twin sister, which she breathed

 

Vines and pomegranate fields she blowed life

In all colors with her breath and lovely insight

Hope within the sun, the land, and where the ray of light

Shined cheerful, and flavors enriched growth

Where fair love blossomed in supreme happiness

 

Where the seeds were distributed,

She gave her blink of hope, and lust

From everything that could perish as always

Confident in a next creation could flourish

And where almighty colors together could melt

 

Into a new whole, a part of life

A pearl of the fertile ground

And the need to survive

With enough water as silver rain

Could whirl on her bed of earth

 

Without Demeter, the earth was dry,

Bald and gutters filled with rich emptiness

She was the goddess of agriculture and fertility

As she gave her love to many other sorrows, which

And as she herself could efface herself, as unimportant.

 

Her glory was the pure unanimity

With what actually was most important

For everyone, and even when she always remained modest

Under her so beautiful olive tree, and prayed for

Her cornfield to love and embrace a new season.

~ Elisa Laura

Author's Note

In honor of the one of my most favorite persons of the Greek ancient mythology.

"And one of my loveliest modern Greek artists/musicians to compare with, it is dramatic as you must have watch the whole video... but this is Europe, and Europe is passion.... "




Thank you. xx

Reviews

[TheSweet]

It is important to remember the characters of the past, from ancient Greek Godesses to heroes of the Nordic - every one of them holds a lot of meaning and were certain people's entire lives.
Here you pain a lovely picture of how important Demeter was, way back then - and so holds a lot of grounding now. (no pun intended) It's nice to see you've lost nothing of your skill in my long break from reading it :) Thanks!

Thank you so much Sweet, it's a little hobby of me, Ancient Greek, I have a weak for the old Greek lol... Demeter, for me was one of the most important goddeses. Many thank yous, for passing by, I will come back for your beautiful stories!! :)

[TheSweet]

I'm afraid I can't boast anything new of worth, really. All my great ideas are in process not near completion or on hold until I have more free time. No worries on the review though. Greek is a weakness we share :)

That's ok, then i go through older ones... :D as the poet or writer is immortal, when he/she writes ink. So good to have you back for a while. Nice we share that weakness :)

[Lonely Islander]

Such a beautiful piece...you described the Goddess beautifully..loved ii:-):-):-D.

I'm so grateful to you dear friend :) many thank yous x

[Lonely Islander]

:-):-):-D.

[Kenaz]

I think this might be my favorite of yours. I love how much all cultures can be connected through the Earth. Each has their own word for her but there is only one mother of everything.

Thanks for your support

[Pax]

i like this with the touch of poetic mythology...inspirational and beautiful!

Thank you so much, for me the goddes of Mythology Demeter was.

[sierrasparks91]

i love greek mythology and this poem is beautiful

Thank you so much Sierra xx

[Nautili]

I love Greek and Roman mythology, so this was very nice to see. I think you did a great job, and the video of the singer added for me, not distracted. Excellent!

Thank you very much for your words J. x

[Baby Ricochet]

Great poem. Beautiful drawing. I know the abduction of persephone story off the top of my head so I know Demeter's story too.

Yesh, mother and daughter..... me too..... thank you for your wonderful words.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

This has multiple layers (of meaning) to me. Anyone who is, or knows of barren would truly connect with this...The music adds to the passion of this piece...with it, I feel the intensity of the message...

"Without Demeter, the earth was dry,

Bald and gutters filled with rich emptiness

She was the goddess of agriculture and fertility

As she gave her love to many other sorrows, which

And as she herself could efface herself, as unimportant."~This is a powerful write!

Clever sister, you picked also that part out.... (I'm not fortunately) I can tell you. But there are indeed people who are. Also for them I wrote this special ode as the goddes, was for everyone. You're the first, who saw that. So thank you. Demeter, was for the Greek the mother earth, and gave agriculture and food for the people, agriculture, and fertility, for me one of the most important aspects to hold on to an population. Without it, all dies.... It's a sign of life, and love. Also between lovers. It indeed has multiple layers. The song, is heartfelt, as it is like this in Europe, our weddings are like this, we eat and drink, and live the fullest, passionated, that is more important, here even than a lot of things. So glad you enjoyed it.... Many thank yous xxx

[Robbie~xoxo~]

I totally enjoyed this piece!...I too, have connected with the message, many, many tears in the past.... and to finally be blessed! (It was worth the wait) Thank you for the enlightenment of the song and Demeter the Greek goddess. ~xo~

Now I embrace you double! you're such a darling! and know that miracles can happen... you're so blessed, and loved by one of the North Sea :) ~xo~ and all happiness to your soul my sweets, and to the fam. xoxo

[Sami Khalil]

A harvest of love and beauty in the fields of the Eleusinian Mysteries written with the pen of a self made Goddess of art and literature... An ode to mother nature and it beloved caretakers of its heritage and beauty... Whether in the cradle of civilizations or the green crescent region or the Greek and Roman empires harvesting was the backbone of life , and an indication of fertility so they celebrated the harvest with holidays and temples as other cultures did...Bravo dear poetess ...

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you dear poet, lovely words and great review! deep namaste, and smiles across the miles.

[Sami Khalil]

You too... You are always welcome... Smiling across the miles and fertile lands too... Lol to the last part...

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[Sami Khalil]

Wow... Even your answers are artistic...