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"To The Goddesses" by Harriett L Randall

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Fall of the Goddesses of Bethica

To The Goddesses

Your reign was thought to last,

like the first layers

of the sun. The dinosaur hid

its shame of extinction in the dirt;

you stand defiant in open Paleolithic caves

as testament of what

was done to you. Your soft

limestone, bone, ivory and metal bodies

with its traces of red ochre fading–your labrys’ blade dull.

Landscape by landscape, the earth changing. Its people fled

the defining terror of a single deity that would not relent.

There was weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

The earth’s trembles shattered the ancient stones that

shaped you. Chipped pieces of clay

babies fell from your extended bellies; chunks of breasts

that nourished a pagan nation–missing;

its nipples, like pebbles, lay

where altars of horned animal ashes had been. There

God stands in the mist of your ruin,

a smoking gun in His hand.

The color of envy on His face.

Date	Name	Comment
2 Dec 2010	Emma May Richardson	Loading... Very interesting, different and fresh. Harriett L Randall replies: "Thank you. I was inspired to write this after completing a Woman’s Study class using a text book: "The Once & Future Goddess" I’m glad you liked it. "
8 Dec 2010	John R Farley Jr	Loading... I like it, and it’s kind of nice that verses don’t rhyme. Harriett L Randall replies: "Thank you."

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'To The Goddesses':

• Created by:

Harriett L Randall
• Copyright: ©Harriett L Randall. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Aphrodite, Athena, Goddess, Gods, Greek, Helios, Hera, Hestia, Mythology, Roman
• Categories: European Traditions, Mythology
• Inspirations: Other Movie, TV-Show
• Submitted: 2010-11-24 11:30:23
• Views: 353

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