Apháneia
A #poetry thread
i.
Great temple, Doric stone
that sprawls across the green.
Within, upon a throne,
one waits, a shaded queen.
Greek goddess in a niche
of stone with arch above —
her alabaster cheek,
wax tear, unanswered love.
Her name, Apháneia,
wan goddess of the wise,
the patroness of those
whom we hide in plain sight.
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ii.
She waits in her great house
for worshippers to come,
vast stone roof, light is doused:
she’s only touched by the sun
when shadows steal the day.
Last light is all she sees:
she briefly shines, fades away,
snuffed by the darkness’ breeze.
Brief moments she is seen
with her perfection bare,
draws back into her dream
where eyes return her stare.
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The word ἀφάνεια (apháneia) means “to be hidden, to go unnoticed, to fade from perception”.
Jack Groundhog 📷📸🪶