Come sit in the misty glen, Kore, and recount the time
\nDemeter held her torch, Hecate by her side, and cried,
\nSearching for you mightily to find Hades had done it,
\nAbducted you, my sweet, and fed you pomegranate.<\/p>\n
Married you he did, while your mother held back spring
\nAnd rainbow\u2019d fields and gardens\u2019 golden Dahlia dying
\nUnlike the queen of the dead, who swallows down earth
\nEach time you retreat from sun, a grave mother\u2019s dearth.<\/p>\n
For Father Zeus could strike no bargain on your behalf,
\nIn seeds, succulent and raw, lies like the Golden Calf
\nBlood chained you to desire, an ever fading blossom
\nHalf in hell, half in heaven, a grain goddess\u2019 seasons.<\/p>\n
But bury the bones now in bottom sight flesh as risen,
\nUnshutter their mortal blinds through care and wisdom
\nTo them you owe humanity in a silver sceptered palm.
\nGive them true insightful eyes as to the poor give alms.<\/p>\n
For only the darkest night can steer their walks in light
\nTheir sins burned smoked the day he raped your mind
\nYour body long ago lost to wild lavender and plumeria
\nFor you, fragrant as frangipani, we two sing hallelujah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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