Blessed are you, sweet child
Running into your mother’s arms
Delight in your smile
Joy in your steps
Flowers woven into your hair

Daughter of the corn and the rain
Rising sweetly into the light
After so long in the ruddy earth
Asleep to the Winter cold
Awaiting the Spring downpours

Renewed and alive you are
A blessing to one and all
Dreaded and beloved as befits you
And the power you wield
To turn the wheel and bring change

Lavished with love and color
Laughing to the sounds of bird song
Relishing the flow of rivers
And the subtle movements of the moon
Daughter of Heaven and Earth

Persephone you were
Kore you’ve become once more
In an endless cycle of rebirth
An endless cycle of death
Ever living hope of all mankind


Art: Howard David Johnson

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