RENEWAL
W HEN from the dark, Persephone Comes forth to find the waiting tree Tortured by frost and scourged with rain Willing to bear its leaves again; The snowdrop and the aconite Crushed through the month-long bitter night Rising undaunted to unbind ai The votive blossoms of their kindCan she alone, that morning hour, Be less than leaf, be less than flower, And harbouring winter’s insolence Deny the young spring’s innocence? Or, faltering with a new-found grace, Accept the sunlight on her face, And, stepping outward from despair Set leaves and flowers in her hair?
Eileen L.
Soper
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 894, 21 September 1956, Page 18
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98RENEWAL New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 894, 21 September 1956, Page 18
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