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Ode to Persephone
[Its last] green is gold*
burnt red, pumpkin orange
crumpling brown
season-aged leaves
hanging by a vein
from gnarly twigs
Persephone wanders through
autumnal remnants
knowing this moment
will become a strange ghost
haunting the glades
upon her return to Hades
Her mother, Demeter
goddess of abundance
mourning her daughter's absence
breathes a winter's death
across life's surface
until Persephone's spring release
Teaching us all:
A ghost can only haunt
when we refuse to let go
burnt red, pumpkin orange
crumpling brown
season-aged leaves
hanging by a vein
from gnarly twigs
Persephone wanders through
autumnal remnants
knowing this moment
will become a strange ghost
haunting the glades
upon her return to Hades
Her mother, Demeter
goddess of abundance
mourning her daughter's absence
breathes a winter's death
across life's surface
until Persephone's spring release
Teaching us all:
A ghost can only haunt
when we refuse to let go
Published 11th Sep 2023
| Edited 12th Sep 2023
Author's Note
*Reference: ”Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost
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11th Sep 2023 5:57pm
She of the spring growth though
Perhaps, in the end nothing is truly forgotten.
I was musing on Pershephone recently.
Enjoyed thank you
Perhaps, in the end nothing is truly forgotten.
I was musing on Pershephone recently.
Enjoyed thank you
11th Sep 2023 7:09pm
Thank you, Carpe!
When we let go we remember things fondly, but when we hold control taints the lesson that could've been learned. Something like that.
When we let go we remember things fondly, but when we hold control taints the lesson that could've been learned. Something like that.
12th Sep 2023 00:36am
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12th Sep 2023 10:23pm
Brilliant writing.
I love thr opening:
"[Its last] green is gold*
burning red, pumpkin orange
crumpling brown
summer-burnt leaves
hanging by a vein
from gnarly twigs "
Also the conclusion: "A ghost can only haunt
when we refuse to let go"
I love thr opening:
"[Its last] green is gold*
burning red, pumpkin orange
crumpling brown
summer-burnt leaves
hanging by a vein
from gnarly twigs "
Also the conclusion: "A ghost can only haunt
when we refuse to let go"
12th Sep 2023 11:43pm
22nd Sep 2023 9:36pm
"A ghost can only haunt
when we refuse to let go"
How true these lines are and an overall piece that's fantastic and wonderful.
Best of luck in the comp.
when we refuse to let go"
How true these lines are and an overall piece that's fantastic and wonderful.
Best of luck in the comp.
23rd Sep 2023 00:24am
25th Oct 2023 1:29am
"mourning her daughter's absence
breathes a winter's death
across life's surface"
I really enjoyed this one.
breathes a winter's death
across life's surface"
I really enjoyed this one.
25th Oct 2023 2:48pm
