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Perfection: A Sign of the Divine

Created on 2009-03-15 07:11:01 (#19089942), last updated 2009-08-01

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Name:	Marylin Elizabeth Nash
Birthdate:	06-15

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HERA

Becoming Juno

Yes, Hera was magnificent; great Zeus himself
could not resist her, even though she knew
it was the chase and not the prize that lured him,
the challenge, not the yielding. I recall our youth,
when for a time our dreams ran yoked together
and we would make the world a new Olympus .

Instead, I looked on--angry, disbelieving--
as that once noble being used his powers
to satisfy his lusts: a swan, a bull,
a golden shower. My revenge was quick
but never sweet. A bitter reputation
transformed a golden goddess into bronze.

And so I traded radiance for strength,
became the Mother, set myself apart
to brood upon the truth these Romans know:
Power alone endures. All else is dust.

by Susan Peters