Category: Greek mythology

Icarus

We wait for signs
and opportunities,
then jump at
the wrong time,
to soar like Icarus,
or crash to earth,
in a chaos of feathers
and melting wax.

Linda Rushby 18 April 2021

The Curse

There is no choice:
to grasp the fire,
or cower in the darkness?

And from Olympus
comes Prometheus,
carrying the curse
of our salvation.

Linda Rushby 15 April 2021

Seeds

In the realm of Hades,
the tears of Persphone
water the dark seeds.

Poised on the cusp
of Life and Death,
holding the energies
of past generations,
in trust for the future.

Linda Rushby 10 April 2021

The Fire

The fire burns,
warming, enticing,
images dancing.

The fire burns,
crackling,
threatening.

The thread is lost
beneath the ashes.

Atropos waits,
sharpening her scissors.

Linda Rushby 8 April 2021