The sun loosened
petals open, flowers
raise their heads up
to their glowing god
who leaves them in the dark
every millennium.
Thank you for reading!
-Alina
Alina Happy Hansen
Writer in San Francisco, CA
- Persephone
She claws her way out
of hell, Cerberus howling
breeze warms frigid air
Young buds stretch for blossoming
birds fluttering in the trees