Hera Cast Your Spell

Hera, Cast Your Spell

 

Danielle, priestess to the gods

Found favor in Zeus’ sight

He dreamed of her in the midnight hour

Hera walked inside his dreams one starry night

 

She saw his obsession with the earthbound girl

Her anger simmered until it burned out of control

Then came the night that Zeus went too far

He displayed his passion whispering to her soul

 

Hera cast a love spell on the earthling girl

Danielle fell in love with Stavros, the temple knight

Forbidden love burned hot in their souls

Danielle fled the temple to meet her lover in the night

 

In the midnight hour Zeus watch this sacrilege

In a brief moment he urged the anger of the gods

Out of sight on Mount Olympus, Zeus cursed the two

And the two lovers are now at odds

 

You will be an exploding rock, Zeus did say

Danielle will forever be far from your aching arms

She’ll be a delicate bird fragile to your deadly touch

Nevermore will you take pleasure in her many charms

 

Danielle screams as she is transformed

Her lover violently ripped from her embrace

Stavros is thrust into deepest space

She’s adorned in feathers instead of lace

 

His sweet love now a snow white dove

As he becomes a meteor exploding in the sky

He looks down through the atmosphere

And knows if she flew to him; she would surly die

 

Years and years great Zeus’ curse separates their hearts

They yearn in the midnight hour for a brief reprieve

Hera’s jealousy burns and this she won’t allow

Within her mind, she too had a spell to weave

 

Hera cast her spell, bestowing brief moments of pleasure

As the lovers reunite amongst the fallen debris

On clear blue sky days you’ll feel the softness of her lips

I cast this spell and it is my final decree

 

We put a curse on the bolts Zeus now holds

Invisible he’ll remain when skies are blue

Aphrodite and Venus joined Hera in her spell

Stavros and Danielle now flaunt your love so true

 

Anger burns against the three

But try as he may, Zeus could not break their spell

So day after day great Zeus is forced to watch

Stavros the temple knight kissing his beautiful Danielle

 

Stavros and Danielle live for clear blue skies

Savoring each magic moment so brief

There love shines through skies of blue

Unseen, Zeus looks on in disbelief

Reviews

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Congratulations for winning the Picture-Poem contest!

[Melissa Kesead]

It is a fabulous tale. I've always been fond of the Gods and all their tragedy. Keep it up!

[Jinx's Heart]

Wow! Such a well written poem and story. It was enchanting to read this. Such beautiful imagery and your descriptions made everything so vivid and colorful. Awesome writing!

[Skye Céibhfhionn]

Dear Nancy! I would have loved reading you in books, learning history this way. What greater is there, than learning about our world through inspirational pieces of creativity, and wouldn't it all just be incredible, had it been explained like this - poetic nuances of a world of gods. You send these waves of wishes to rewrite our stories - goodness, I would LOVE you as my history teacher! [smiles] It is a story painted before me, and when I look out my window, I expect seeing it play out before my eyes. [laughs] You have changed my view on Blue skies!
My daughter is 13 going on 14, and we read it together dreaming away. Nothing can stop Love, she says - perfectly timed - and spell bound or not, we smile to this beautiful piece knowing we'll greet the days a little different!

Thank you for entering this picture contest!

Skye