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Persephone,
Goddess of Spring, goddess of Hades,
good with flowers, fond of snakes,
her life divided between eternal youth
and an older man.
Rather modern, really,
not a virgin goddess, patiently weaving,
but, you could say, a goddess
of the bi-polar, of those wandering
between Heaven and Hell.
She sits beside you, ready to guide you.

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Persépole,
Deusa da primavera, deusa de Hades,
íntima das flores, amante de cobras,
divide a sua vida entre a eterna juventude
e um homem mais velho.
Muito moderna, por assim dizer,
não uma deusa virgem, tecelã paciente,
mas, digamos, uma deusa
dos bi-polares, daqueles que vagueiam
entre o Céu e o Inferno.
Ela senta-se ao teu lado, pronta a guiar-te.

by Steve BUCKNELL, 2016

(Portuguese translated by Armando TABORDA, 2016)

(post 1st edition, 2016; 2nd edition, 2019; 3rd edition, 2024)