Kalopsia
[ka-lop-se-a] Greek
(n.) The delusion of things being more beautiful than they really are.
Poetry. Mostly intertwined with Tales of Greek Mythology.
"Will wonders never cease
When my muse saunters the velvet night,
And prays to the moon for...
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Persephone, How could such an entity, So soft, so kalon Be a goddess of death?
Persephone, daughter of Demeter Will you ever make spring come again? Oh flower of youth, Will your crown of flower petals Turn into a crown of dried thorns Down in the underground? Where rosebuds turn shrivel, and die.
Oh Persephone, How could one be so soft, yet so deathly? You bathe under golden blue skies And lay in colorful meadows of your creation, Yet you still disappear Into a realm so dark, so cold, Where flowers die and the sun can never shine. In the underground, Where lost souls take their torment, And the dead spill their dark blood When doing their labor.
Tell me, Persephone, Queen of the Underground, Is this the life you truly seek?
