It was a warm summer night You were there in full bloom Under the high full moon Telling me to come inside Because your daddy wasn’t home We got into the liquor cabinet Drinking homemade corn whiskey Losing both time and clothes Baring all under that pale full moon Until we heard tires in the driveway Your father was the jealous type Chasing me pulling my pants on Through the thickets and trees Ceres’ light guiding me along The way to the street and safety It’s going to be a cold fall without Your warm kisses on my lips Though a late night call tells me Our lunatic hours planted a seed That would blossom in the spring Persephone you’re a duality Everything I want and I fear Maybe when the winter thaws Your feelings for me will too And we can grow together in spring
This writing prompt was suggested by SarahSouthWest over at dVerse. I wanted to capture some imagery related to Persephone including her mother Ceres, her angry father, and the cycle between the seasons.
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I love the imagery here, it’s hilarious thinking of Hades running away from Zeus while trying to put his pants back on. Oh my lord. That cracked me up. This is very well written and it explores an interesting dynamic between the couple. And this is such a beauty:
“Everything I want and I fear
Maybe when the winter thaws
Your feelings for me will too
And we can grow together in spring”
How profound, evocative, and poignant. Love has its wants and fears, and I really enjoyed how you communicated that throughout this piece. Such an excellent, vibrant take on the prompt!
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It’s an even better image if you insert a bare ass Ralph Fiennes running from Liam Neeson 😉
Thank you though. I went for something a little more fun and light hearted this time. As seasons will inevitably come or go regardless of our feelings, you can’t take changes too seriously.
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even the gods get drunk and mibehave as teenagers. great take on the prompt
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I mean, I’m not sure what other excuse they’d have for some of the things they do.
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Beautiful! I like the idea of Persephone having a teenage love affair: it has to beat being married to her uncle!
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I think that’s a sentiment nearly everyone can agree with 😉
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It’s always interesting to see where prompts take people. I wasn’t expected a pair of drunk teenagers – but it works so well. It made me think of The Last Picture Show – all those bored, desperate kids and angry adults. I think you catch Persephone’s duality nicely.
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I figure it was something akin to the thought process of the writers of the original myths (it’s why we can connect to them so we’ll right?)
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Such an interesting idea to view them as drunk teens–and to work it in with the changing the seasons (including an unplanned pregnancy).
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I figured it was a way to capture the consequences of seeds in the story in around about way.
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Tom, you really had me chuckling – this was great! And I love your reframing of the story 😀
Also, I think this line is a gem – you really captured something here.
❤
David
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I’m glad I could return the laugh that your poem gave me.
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😀 you did in spades 😀
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I like where your inspiration led you. It’s good to share a lighthearted look at Persephone’s story.
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I feel like all of the Greek gods act like spoiled teens so it seemed like a good approach
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Youth is sure wasted on the young – but we would never dare later what the god commanded we do then …
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The arrogance of the Gods in a pair of teenagers, well found.
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This is beautifully composed! I so love the idea of Hades rushing away before Zeus enters. 😀
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