Queen Persephone

Queen of the darkness

Of the realms below

Where light is rare

And the dead roam

Longing for a life now gone

Queen of the echoes

Of the shades of life

Where substance is weak

And even emotion decays

Awaiting a new form above

Queen of diamonds

Of the riches of the Earth

Where nature forms metal and gems

And even the forge of magma does your will

Forging gold and silver

Queen of death

Of the heart of Hades

Where once slept cold

And now stirs love and passion

Bringing hope to the hopeless

Queen of destruction

Of the dissolution of order

Where chaos reigns in quiet splendor

And slowly does life come forth

Bringing forth the shoots of Spring

Queen Persephone

Of the flowering times

Who with grace gives back what she has taken

And comes forth again in her time

Bringing light and shadow in divine balance

Art: The Fate of Persephone by Walter Crane

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