Prayer to Demeter for a Good Harvest

Demeter, gracious goddess who grants to mankind

the gift of grain, whose might it is that brings the trees

to fruit, whose hand we see as buds become blossoms,

who taught to men the art of the seed, whose blessing

we beg, whose wrath we dread, goddess, I pray to you.

The green shoot is yours, Demeter, and the root

that clings to the black soil. In one fair arm you hold

a sheaf of golden wheat, in the other a poppy,

blood-red and fragrant; by your good will we are fed

in body and in soul. Essential Demeter,

friend of the farmer, by whose power do we survive,

I pray to you, show to us a fruitful season,

bless us with an abundant harvest, food enough

to bring us through the long winter. For your goodness

and your kindness we thank you, Demeter; for your

favor we pray to you, O bountiful goddess!

Reviews

[Gleb Zavlanov]

A beautiful poem, rich with imagery and power. The Greeks would be proud, lol. Say, do you write anything besides prayers?

[Hypnos]

No, not really.