Is My Name Persephone?
(Mixed Mythologies - A Poem)
Is My Name Persephone?
Picking flowers in the rain,
I seek comfort in your blaze -
the story seemed a fairytale,
but was the death of me.
***
In my hands, the flowers wilt -
petals falling to the ground
mark my blackened trail of tears,
the loneliness I had found.
***
Below the surface, in the dark,
I wore a crooked crown -
heavy with the thorns that stab,
you’ll find no rainbows here.
***
But with the solstice shining light,
bitter winds turn gentle in the sky;
your wispy words now float away -
do you still wonder why?
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KJ Aartila
A writer of words in northern WI with a small family and a large menagerie.
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Beautifully written! Love this. I especially like the change and rebirth verses; the way it changes, it lifts, it's great.
Magnificently capturing the essence, tragedy, death & rebirth of Persephone.
Congratulations 🥇🥇🥇🥇
Beautiful poem. 😎🥰
Congratulations on top story. Beautiful work.
Wonderfully expresses the Myth of loss and renewal Persephone symbolizes. Bravo! Congrats on top story!
Beautiful. I just read a youth book where a male character played this character in the book 'Gracefully Grayson'.
Wow, what a combination, lots of emotions! thanks!
Beautifully written
Beautifully written. Congrats on the TS
Very nice combination of hope and despair - realistic love! Congratulations on the Top Story!
Ooh I like it! A nice nod to the darker suggestions of the myth of Persephone. Though the romantic in me likes to think her and hades are in love.
Beautifully written and just the right touch of darkness. Well done, and congratulations!
Ahhh this is mysterious and enchanting! ❤️
KJ, this is beautiful. Congrats on the top story
🎊😊Great Top Story ❤️‼️
A very intense look into selfhood and the identity of a story that is hard to claim, but must be claimed. Very good! Congratulations on top story👌
I liked it :)
Amazing!
Brilliant & beautiful!!!
Oooo, I love poignant yet beautifully written this was!
I suck at recognizing mythologies, so I'm not positive what ideas were mixed, but I liked the imagery. It was beautifully written :)
Excellent poetry 💓
A wownderful poem full of allusions and wonderfully descriptive imagery and rhyme.
This has such a mysterious and beautiful vibe to it. Totally intriguing! Love this! :)