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- aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη)
- body worship & lovemaking
- boned bodices of lace lingerie
- cut crystal perfume bottles with silk-tasseled atomizers
- delicate pearls resting daintily upon defined collarbones
- dog-eared harlequin romances
- glossy, beestung lips
- golden apples of discord
- oysters on the half shell
- roses' bruised petals
- seafoam; salty, sun-kissed skin
- soft lit vanities & silver plated hand mirrors
- supple curves—"more pounce to the ounce"
- artemis (Ἄρτεμις)
- antlers of velvet-swathed bone
- bronze arrowheads & a soft leather quiver
- mountains' jagged relief & verdant camphors
- prowling packs of feral wolves, fangs bared
- radical feminism; patriarchy, smashed
- sibling rivalry
- silver crescents & their shadowy penumbrae
- trail mixes of dried nuts, seeds, and berries
- twigs snapping underfoot
- virginity & midwifery
- william tell's apple shot
- athena (Ἀθηνᾶ), or pallas athene (Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη)
- a soft butch ace
- brainchildren
- clarion warcries
- gleaming golden armor
- internalized misogyny
- migraines (splitting headaches)
- olive branches, clasped in doves' beaks
- owls' vast tawny wingspans
- study décor: anthropological artifacts, an abacus, a bottled ship
- tactics of war & peacekeeping
- demeter (Δαμάτηρ)
- “dust bowl dance” — mumford & sons
- bereaved mothers' grief-stricken weeping
- fertile fields yielding bountiful harvests
- harsh winter winds; biting frosts
- hay bales, sheaves of amber wheat, ears of corn
- honey-toasted rolled oats
- kneaded mounds of heat-risen yeast dough
- sacred law & divine order
- scarlet poppies & sweet opium's smoke
- seasonal affective disorder
- hecate (Ἑκάτη)
- ancient tomes, shivering with tangible magicks
- “black sheep” — metric
- buns of red currant & rum raisin
- cabinets of curiosities & cryptotaxidermy
- fortunetellers' airy hands, encrusted in gaudy costume jewels
- the muffled shuffling of tarot cards with softened edges
- gothic sensitivities
- hitchcock horror flicks & classic creature features
- “light as a feather, stiff as a board…”
- neon-illuminated juke joints at dusty desert crossroads
- smoky sage smudges
- sweeping hooded cloaks, patterned in dark velvet brocade
- victorian séances & spirit boards
- waxy wicks of hand-dipped tapers
- hera (Ἥρᾱ)
- breastfeeding; spilled milk
- diamond-studded diadems
- petty revenge; violent vengeance
- regal stature obscuring trampled spirit
- stained glass & cathedral train wedding dresses (yellowed lace)
- teal & purple peacock plumage
- turbulent, abusive celebrity marriages
- undying devotion
- women's shelters
- hestia (Ἑστία)
- ball® quilted crystal jelly jars
- homemade strawberry preserves
- brisk swishes of a bristly broomstick
- crackling woodstoves & comfort foods
- heavy aromas of hearty stews awaft
- flour-powdered palms & pie crusts
- inverted bouquets of drying herbs
- one thousand devastatingly delicate origami cranes
- patchwork quilts, silkened by age
- peonies the colour of peaches & cream-coloured ponies
- patterned pyrex®, pink vintages
- sunlight spilling through curtains of tatted lace
- ball® quilted crystal jelly jars
- persephone (Περσεφόνη)
- arranged marriages: betrothals & dowries
- autumn's first blanket of crystalline frost
- black & white photos of smiling children, printed on milk cartons
- dreamy hazes induced by hearty blooms of heady hyacinths
- fat ruby pomegranates & their smeared, sanguine stains
- fruit bats, nursing on sweet nectars
- floral circlets crowning cascades of dark curls
- lolita by vladimir nabokov
- “my boy builds coffins” — florence + the machine
- rainbow-rippled reflections in bouncing soap bubbles
may 15 2016 ∞
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